Emerging xorg-x11 does not create s3 or vesa driver due to missing entries in ebuild file. (all versions in current portage tree) vesa driver at least should be a default driver, it is in minimal even for x86 (re: ChangeLog) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Emerge xorg-x11 (default is 6.8.0r3, others have same issue) 2.edit /etc/xorg.conf to Driver "s3" or Driver "vesa" 3.startx Actual Results: X bails out with No Screens Found and a 54 error (no driver found) Expected Results: Start X using the s3 or vesa driver In the ebuild file, look for 'if use alpha'. In the '#define XF86CardDrivers' section of that block, simply add 's3 vesa' to the end of the list and re-emerge. The s3 driver caused video corruption on my s3 Trio 64, and has reports of bugginess in general (including non-alpha platforms). The vesa driver works fine but has problems (complete corruption) when switching resolutions, this includes exiting to text mode. I'll test more and try to figure out which group to file this issue under.
Should be fixed in 6.8.2-r2.
