> Looks like X is changing the PCI settings of the graphics card.... That's
> possible to do, but WHY?
because for VLB this has to be done (there was no real BIOS initialisation)
and XFree86 3.2 didn't have too much PCI specific code/support to avoid this.
XFree86 3.3 and newer is different...
> [I don't know how X handles PCI settings - but I have the databooks on the
> S3Trio64V+ and ViRGE - both of which allow PCI settings to be changed]
changing CR59/CR5A (VLB style) will affect the PCI base0 address.
Harald
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