X on old IBM PC 330

[Tom Guilderson]

Jon wrote:
> 
> I have a really obscure question (I won't feel bad if no one responds) --
> 
> I'm running OpenBSD 3.0 and I'm trying to get X (Xfree86 4.something)
> running.  xf86cfg sets it up to run the vesa video driver, and it runs
> okay.  My main problem is that there are tons of screen artifacts that
> show up everywhere.  If I refresh the screen everything is fine until I
> move or open a window.  The video chip on the motherboard is an S3
> trio64+.
> 

Can you send your XF86Config file to the list? I suspect that 
you are loading the wrong modules/driver and this may be causing
problems. I beleive that xf86cfg defaults to a VESA driver. When 
you run xf86cfg you should select the "s3virge" module to load. 
To do this, go to the video card on the top and select confgure 
video card. It should bring up a menu allowing you to either select 
your video card or module. Just select the "s3virge" module.


- Tom