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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> The DefaultColorDepth line is not there to start with.
> Apparently you have to type it in yourself.  I checked 
> both the vga16 configuration file that you set up for us, 

The default XF86Config for BL2 is a simplified file for
VGA only.  It is set for 16 colors, which is the best 
you can do on the xvg16.tgz Xserver.

> and the one that I made for my accel card (S3).

DefaultColorDepth is a standard parameter in the Screen
section of /etc/XF86Config  
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man XF86Config
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> When I tried with my card and xs3.tgz it would not even start X.

There are many possible reasons why X did not start.
It does not necessarily mean you were using the wrong Xserver.

> S3 seems to be fussy about its monitors.  

It's fussy about the settings you put in XF86Config.

> It won't work with two of ours.  I set the monitor definitions 
> to rather conservative settings, 

Initially, it took me six hours (!) of trial and error to find 
a workable setting for my monitor (other than VGA).  However, 
once I had those settings, it was easy from then on.  Twice I 
have moved that monitor to a different system (with different 
video card, requiring a different Xserver).  Each time, it took 
only a couple of minutes to get hi-res X running (because I had 
the right monitor settings from the start).

> What horiz and vert settings are working with your S3 Trio64V+ 
> cards?    

The horiz/vert settings have nothing to do with the video card.  
They are specific to the monitor being used and remain the same, 
even when you change video cards.

---------- /etc/XF86Config ---------------------------------------------
Section "Monitor"                                                             
 
 Identifier      "Primary Monitor"                                           
 VendorName      "Unknown"                                                   
 ModelName       "Unknown"                                                   
 HorizSync       31.5-37.9                                                   
 VertRefresh     55-90                                                       
 Modeline "800x600" 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync 
 Modeline "640x480" 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync  
EndSection                                                                    
 
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> The only monitor info I have is for the NCR monitor, 

If you google around, you will find info on lots of monitors.

> I copied over your printer lines exactly and my printer still 
> won't print graphics.  

My printer lines were for a specific printer, hooked to a
specific printer port.  Your situation is probably different.
It also is necessary to have the correct filter, in the 
correct place.  Moreover, I am completely unfamiliar with 
inkjet printers (never had one) and have no idea which filter
parameters are appropriate for such a printer.  

I have never claimed to be a printer guru.  I managed to get
my own printer (epson dot-matrix) working, but that's the 
extent of my experience. 

> Other than give up, what should I do next?  Try a Panasonic 
> ribbon printer?

Do you have an 24pin Epson-compatible dot-matrix?  If so, 
I could send you my exact setup.

Cheers,
Steven