hello,

i just got a gateway 2000 with the STB 864 (S3) pci local bus video and
2megs of memory along with a gateway vivitron 1776 monitor with power
saving options. i installed XFree86 using the S3 driver, but when i run
X, it seems to load ok, but my monitor blanks out (shuts off
automatically since nothing is coming to the screen). when i break out
of X with ctrl-alt-bkspc, the monitor switches back on but the screen is
still blank. i then have to reboot to get a screen back. has anyone
gotten X to work with the gateway hardware?

by the way, i compiled the kernel with the X options that you need. here
is my Xconfig file:

# $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/XF86Conf.cpp,v 3.6 1994/09/26
15:30:19 dawes Exp $
#
# Copyright (c) 1994 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
# 
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
# 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
# 
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of 
# this file. This man page is installed as /usr/X11R6/man/man5/XF86Config.5 
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)

    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
        FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
        FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
        FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is 
# received.  This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

#    NoTrapSignals

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence

#    DontZap

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Keyboard"

    Protocol	"Standard"

# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line

#    Protocol	"Xqueue"

    AutoRepeat	500 5
    ServerNumLock

# Specifiy which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
    Xleds      1 2 3

# To set the LeftAlt to Meta, RightAlt key to ModeShift, 
# RightCtl key to Compose, and ScrollLock key to ModeLock:

#    LeftAlt     Meta
#    RightAlt    ModeShift
#    RightCtl    Compose
#    ScrollLock  ModeLock

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Pointer"

    Protocol	"PS/2"
    Device	"/dev/pms0"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#    Protocol	"Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice

#    BaudRate	9600
#    SampleRate	150

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice

#    Emulate3Buttons

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

#    ChordMiddle

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Gateway 2000 CrystalScan 1776LE"
    VendorName "Gateway 2000"
    ModelName "CrystalScan 1776LE"
    BandWidth 110
    HorizSync 30-64
    VertRefresh 50-120
    ModeLine "640x480" 25 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
    ModeLine "640x480" 31 640 664 704 832 480 489 492 520
    ModeLine "800x600" 50 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine "1024x768i" 44 1024 1040 1216 1264 768 777 785 817 interlace
    ModeLine "1024x768" 75 1024 1072 1184 1328 768 768 770 800 -hsync -vsync
    ModeLine "1280x1024i" 80 1280 1296 1512 1568 1024 1025 1037 1165 interlace
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 110 1280 1360 1428 1720 1024 1025 1036 1065
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Device"
    Identifier	"STB 864"
    VendorName	"STB"
    BoardName	"S3"
    Clocks      25.21  28.32  32.51   0.00  39.99  44.93  50.43  65.03
    Clocks      78.03  56.66  63.04  74.96  80.02  89.92 100.91  31.51
#    Chipset	"S3 Vision864"
#    ClockChip 	"s3_sdac"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
    Driver	"accel"
    Device	"STB 864"
    Monitor	"Gateway 2000 CrystalScan 1776LE"
    Subsection  "Display"
        Depth	    8
        Modes	    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection