Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] Re: Re: Getting started

[Antonino A. D. <ad...@gm...>]

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
>> For S3 Trio to work, configure it as your primary card and use vesafb to drive
>> that thing.  Use nvidiafb to drive the Ti 4200, and depending if the MX 4000
>> is supported, probably nvidiafb or rivafb.
> 
> I never heard of an S3 Trio that came with a sufficient new VESA driver to work
> with vesafb. Which of course doesn't mean that no such beast exists...
> 

I have an old machine with an S3 Trio 64V (which I now use as an X terminal),
and I think I remember that I was able to run vesafb on it before.  But now I'm
not sure anymore :-).  Maybe I'll try again and see.

Tony