[wplug] RE: Video...

[Alexandros Papadopoulos]

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On Friday 17 January 2003 21:30, Ryan Kaulakis wrote:
> I currently have am running Redhat 7.3
>
> Specs for my card:
> Name: S3 Graphics ProSavage

Okay, I've got a Savage too and these things are flaky. Try the drivers 
at http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html , I'm seeing improvements 
against the standard driver. Do read the notes on the page carefully 
and follow the instructions according to the version of XFree you have.

> Adapter type: S3 ProSavage KM133
> Resolution: 800 x 600 x 60 hz
> bits/pixel: 32

Repeat: try lowering the bpp of your display. Bring it down to 16bpp and 
see what happens. Tim Roberts suggests that most problems occur at 
24bits per pixel+ with this card. It doesn't hurt to try.

>
> By the way: I'm pretty sure that the computer crashes when I try
> running a video -- not only do the keyboard, monitor, and mouse
> freeze, but the power button also does nothing, and the only way to
> reset the computer is to (literally) yank the power cord out of the
> back of the computer.
>

This sounds very strange. I suppose you have an ATX box (when you 
shutdown normally the power goes off by itself). It is perfectly normal 
for the power button not to power down the machine, unless you press it 
for more than 3-4 seconds. If you do that, and still nothing happens, 
then indeed something is seriously wrong.

Try the new driver, lowering the colordepth (bpp) and mplayer, and let 
us know what happens.

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