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I have the same Video chipset and have the same problem.  Please post
a solution if you find one...


rsemy at csc.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Pentium 233 MMX with a S3 Virge video card.  Over the weekend, I
> setup a newer kernel (2.0.35) and X.
> 
> I managed to setup X so that I could use 8, 16, 24, and 32 bit modes.
> However, after I enter some of the  modes, the character set is screwed up
> when I return to text-only mode.  All the text that was on the screen is a
> wierd character and anything I type also appears as a unexpected character.
> The only mode that has been "stable" is 8-bit.
> 
> Could anyone suggest a reason as to why?  Better yet, can anyone suggest a
> solution?
> 
> Also, does anyone know if Linux supports IOMEGA Zip drives?
> 
> - Rahim
> 
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