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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > > Avoid X_SVGA on older cards if possible,
> >
> > I don't think you can draw that conclusion.  I've had
> > no problem with X_SVGA on older cards (Cirrus, Trident).
> > Yes, configuration can be difficult, but X_SVGA does
> > work on old hardware.
>
> It looked like Trident was working with X_SVGA, and S3 Trio32 and Trio64
> with X_S3 until I loaded Opera. Can you try this combination in BL3?
> Let me know how to change the settings to avoid black background in the
> initial opera screen, top menu, and F2 URL-window.  Do I need to change
> rgb.txt somehow?  Use xterm instead of rxvt?
>
> I tried three Trident cards, two Trio32 and one Trio64, in two computers
> (one computer per card).
>
> I have the Matrox card working with Xvesa.  I can try it with X_SVGA and
> Opera as a test.  Opera/X_SVGA works with the chips and technologies chips
> on three laptops, and with an ATI RAGE AGP card, and with Xvesa in two
> other desktop computers with Trio64.

The Matrox Millenium with 2MB RAM (and two video outputs) works fine with 
Xvesa and with X_SVGA, the latter with Opera in correct colors.

The Trident and Trio32 cards are circa 1994, the Trio64 maybe 1995 (we 
have several, I did not check which it was).