[ltp] T21 S3 Savage IX8+

Bob Koss linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Sat, 16 Dec 2000 09:58:16 -0500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. Sen [mailto:dsen@research.att.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 7:57 AM
> To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T21 S3 Savage IX8+
>
>
> I have had excellent mileage from Tim Roberts' drivers
> ( http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html ). I am currently using
> his XFree
> 4.0.1 driver. The S3 Savage IX8+ is detected as S3 Savage IX-MV
> (PCI ID 8C12).
> I am able to get 1400x1050 @ 75 Hz on both the LCD panel and
> external monitors.
>
> The server does hang occasionally and the only remedy is to do a
> hard reboot.
>


Does the driver do multi-head, i.e., can it use both the LCD and an external
monitor as two separate screens the way Winblows does?

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