Re: ABIT BH6 problems
M.Brands (shrike@il.fontys.nl)
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 01:47:29 +0200
On Mon, Jul 19, 1999 at 08:47:33PM +0100, Riley Williams allegedly wrote:
> Hi Rui.
>
> > I'm having problems with a Abit BH6 motherboard in conjunction
> > with a S3 Trio64V+ video card.
>
> > When using the X server in 16-bit mode the computer completely
> > freezes in no time. In 8-bit mode I have to try a bit harder.
>
> > I also discovered that I can't do (the computer freezes):
>
> > cat /proc/bus/pci/00/07.3
>
> > When using the computer with a ISA videocard (the only one that
> > I got my hands on) I see no problems.
>
> > I also have problems with W95.
>
> Problems under both W95 and Linux often means faulty hardware in my
> experience, so you may just have a faulty S3 Trio64V+ card...
>
> I can't comment on the rest of your missive, so have cut it for
> brevity...
>
> Best wishes from Riley.
Some S3 videocards are notorious when it comes to system crashes (the S3 ViRGE
for instance). Maybe you trigger a bug in their hardware?
You should try the card in another box, since I doubt the Abit BH6 is the cause
(although it is possible, ofcourse).
Mathijs
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