problem with trio64v2 in ubuntu

Can you please provide the output of:

sudo lshw -C display

It works in Windows as you have installed and configured a driver for the device. You havent done this in Ubuntu so you don't get the desired display. The fact it does anything at al in Windows is moot.

*-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 86c775/86c785 [Trio 64V2/DX or /GX]
       vendor: S3 Inc.
       physical id: f
       bus info: pci@0000:00:0f.0
       version: 16
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vga_controller
       configuration: driver=s3fb latency=0 module=s3fb

Run

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Can you provide the contents of the file. I plan to combine yours suitably with this post

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=27463

To get you a decent resolution. Don't expect 3D gaming with the card but we can get you a finer screen resolution.

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver "kbd"
 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "mouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
 Driver "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "Configured Video Device"
 Monitor "Configured Monitor"
 SubSection "Display"
  Modes "800x600"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver "kbd"
 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "mouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
 Driver "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "Configured Video Device"
 Monitor "Configured Monitor"
 SubSection "Display"
  Modes "800x600"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection

ok.

run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and change the line:

Modes "800x600"

to

Modes "1024x768"

Save the new file and reboot. Done

I had done this already and I had done once more,but no changes at all only the file has 1024 x 768 not in the screen.

Try replacing

Driver "vesa"

to

Driver "s3"

I had also done this already as I notify in my question but there was shown that there was error and showing a dialog box that your computer is running in low graphics mode.

could try

s3virge

instead

ya, I had tried this too, but the error message as shown for s3 is displayed

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could you tell me any other way than this to solve the problem

I'm waiting for your reply. Please help me and one more thing I want
to inform you that my trio64v2 video card gives 1024 x 768 resolution
in PCLinux with 16 bit.

Do you have any other idea to copy the configuration file of PCLinux to Ubuntu.

Or there is any other way to use windows driver in Ubuntu.

Please reply me soon.

If you boot PCLinux and read the xorg.conf file there you should get an idea of what you need in Ubuntu as they are both the same OS (Linux) just a different distribution.

I had done as you advised and now I got 1024 x 768 screen resolution
but now the screen was very stucky and slow and I can't even see movie
clips as older.Can you give me any other idea

I had submitted the xorg.conf in PCLinux :

# File generated by XFdrake (rev 57713)

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
    # font server independent of the X server to render fonts.
    FontPath "unix/:-1"

    # minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the
mouse does not work
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
    Load "extmod"
    Load "type1"
    Load "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Keyboard1"
    Driver "kbd"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Mouse2"
    Driver "evdev"
    Option "product" "0x0006"
    Option "vendor" "0x0002"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Generic"
    ModelName "1024x768 @ 60 Hz"
    HorizSync 31.5-48.5
    VertRefresh 50-70

    # Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 64.0 kHz hsync, ratio 5/4)
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 108 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066
+hsync +vsync

    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    Driver "vesa"
    Option "DPMS" "false"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 16

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection

See the above and give me a nice idea

Ok then try changing:

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    Driver "vesa"
    Option "DPMS" "false"
EndSection

to

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    Driver "s3"
    Option "DPMS" "false"
EndSection

I then changed driver "vesa" to "s3" and monitor depth " HorizSync 31.5-48.5
    VertRefresh 50-70" to "30 -55 , "50- 120" as for my Samsung Samtron 55v.It was working than before.But itself now I cant get as amuch as Windows that I had installed the driver.

My only problem is to see a movie clip in fullscreen(It is now somewhat better )

Could you tell me an idea to install windows driver package in ubuntu.If you, it would be very helpful for me.

I'm waiting for your reply

Windows drivers are for windows. Linux isn't windows so the driver for windows will not work.

Ok thanks,

Can you tell me how I can see movies in full Screen with clear

Not sure. Maybe the driver/card combo under Linux just doesn't cut it.

>Can you tell me how I can see movies in full Screen with clear

With the present s3 driver you can, but only those movies that fit the offscreen area. Please, read the manual ('man s3' command), the section about overlay video. This section is about hardware upscaling. If you have fast PC, you can use software upscaling. To check the presence of overlay video support type 'xvinfo' in terminal.

If you have 2Mb on-board and set up 800x600 resolution with 24-bit color (32bpp fb), S3 hardware could upscale the movies with resolution about 320x240. Calculation are simple: 2Mb - (800*600*4 color bytes per pixel) = 173KB of offscreen area. And for frame: 320*240*2 bytes = 150 KB; so movie frame fits offscreen.