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Re: Trio64 Expert Color DSP3364 video card

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From: David Segall
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 00:00
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Tim Potter <tpotter@pcug.org.au> wrote:

>There's been a recent thread about Trio64+ cards so i was curious if
>anyone has had any success with Trio64 (without the +) Expert Color video
>cards.  I've got the XF86Config file set up to use the S3 server with
>s3_generic chipset and correct (worked with my previous ISA video card)
>settings for my monitor.  The problem is that running startx doesn't
>display anything at all on the monitor!  No wavvy lines or uncentered
>picture - nothing.  The VC which started X doesn't give any error messages.
>Things look like they have started up normally. 
>
>Does anyone have any hints?  I'm stuck in text mode...  Aargh!  )-:
>
>
>Tim.
My DataExpert DSP3364 works well with the s3_generic settings. I am
happy to send you my Config file but, from your description,  that
doesn't seem to be the problem. 
David Segall                      davidsegall@acslink.net.au
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From: davidsegall@acslink.net.au (David Segall)
Subject: Re: Trio64 Expert Color DSP3364 video card
Date: 1996/08/27
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