I've checked out the FAQ. S3 was mentioned but no solution or workaround
was provided as far as I could tell. It did mention using "xvidtune". Is
there documentation somewhere on this?
Mike W
Edward Dekkers wrote:
>
> > I've noticed something strange. If I'm logged in for awhile, and it
> matters
> > not if I'm logged in as root or using my personal login, the characters in
> > the GUI apps such as netscape, or the panel icon descrtiptions will begin
> to
> > lose pixels or seem for distort. Characters in graphical images, such as
> in
> > some webpages are OK. The longer time goes on, the more distorted the
> > characters appear.
> >
> > If I log off and then immediately back on, the character set is restored.
> > My version of XFree is 4.0.1 and is as it came with RH7.0.
>
> Could be a bad driver set, or a not-so-true S3 reference board.
> BUT: One thing I would do (especially if it is a Trio 3D x2) - is to look at
> the Xfree homepage under FAQs.
>
> I vaguely remember having to set some 'tweak' setting in the config file
> regarding the Timing chip on the card to get it to work properly with X.
>
> Mine was on an Octek Reference Board.
>
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