[ltp] T23, RedHat 7.3, and XFree86

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Mitch Pirtle wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've noticed the strangest thing since I have had my T23.  I got ALSA
> to work, 
> gave up on suspend/hibernate (mucking around with partitions usually
> loses 
> data for me), and overall just enjoy the machine.
> 
> That is, until my sister emailed a move from the Muppet Show
> ("Mahnamahna!"). 
> Now get this, everything's installed via RPM and apt-rpm (from
> freshrpms.net).  The same software is on my machine at home.  I can
> watch the 
> movie there, but on the laptop I get a blue/green psychadelic blur...
> 
> I know I had to install the goofy S3-supplied drivers for XFree86,
> but does 
> anyone else have this problem?
> 
> Everything else looks great.  Just no Muppets :-(
> 
> Mitch
> 
I have not tried the muppets - I hear they are better with garlic sauce - but
there are two S3 drivers.  One from S3 corp and one that Tim Roberts - who used
to work on their driver - has available.  Have you tried each one?
Norm Levin


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