[svlug] Determining video chipset/driver

[Skip Evans]

Holt Sorenson wrote:
> 
> What does /var/log/XFree86*.log have to say about it?
> 

There's no Xfree*.log file, but there is Xorg.0.log

Which has entries that seem to indicate 1024 x 768 may be the 
maximum this machine can do. It lists possible modes and that 
is the last one listed.

Further down the file after describing possible modes, which 
1024 x 768 being the highest it goes through a whole of of 
what look like attempts at different modes.

Also in this file is this entry:

VESA VBE: S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR Family BIOS

> What about 'X -probeonly -verbose'?
> 

root at sevans-WB1:/var/log# X -probeonly -verbose

Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
	If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
	and start again.

(WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETSTATE failed: Bad file descriptor
root at sevans-WB1:/var/log#

Also got this:

root at sevans-WB1:/var/log# lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 
KM266/KL266]

So now I see it's a ProSavage8, and I'll Google around for 
that and see what I can find.

Much thanks!

Skip


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