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and thank you in advance. I have downloaded xserver-xorg-video-s3virge_ 1.10.4 orig.tar.gz, and extracted contents, which gives me xf86-video-s3virge-1.10.4. (Both files are sitting in my downloads folder). When I run sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-s3virge, I get the following message E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-video-s3virge.

  • Where do I put xserver-xorg-video-s3virge_1.10.4.orig.tar.gz so sudo apt-get install can find it?
  • Is there a program I need to enable Ubuntu to find and install this driver?
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  • What version of Ubuntu are you running? – Eliah Kagan Sep 07 '14 at 02:09
  • Hello, sir, thank you for your interest... I am running 14.04 Trusty Tahr. I have rescued an IBM ThinkCentre A50 from the dumpster where I work and the onboard VGA had a problem with video. Video is very slow and stuttering, so I scrounged up an S3 video card which I have removed a couple of hours ago. With the onboard VGA, video is also slow and stuttering. When I had the pci card in, I could see BIOS but when Ubuntu started, there was a black screen. I could CTRL+ALT+DEL and get a menu to repair GRUB and then start normally, but there was still the slow stuttering video. – Pilgrim Sep 07 '14 at 03:16
  • apt-get installs software from repositories. in your case it seems you are trying to install package from source or binary package. – Pandya Sep 09 '14 at 10:02

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apt-get doesn't work with tar.gz files, it downloads directly from so-called repositories from the internet.

To install, run apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-s3virge, the package is available in 10.04 and 12.04.

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  • I think it's called xserver-xorg-video-s3 only... – s3lph Sep 06 '14 at 21:13
  • That may be part of the problem... I am running 14.04. – Pilgrim Sep 06 '14 at 21:18
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    I ran 'apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-s3' and that gave me the message it was already the newest version. Thanks everyone, it seems my driver is not my problem! I'll try to figure out how to close this question. – Pilgrim Sep 06 '14 at 21:28
  • what was your problem then @Pilgrim ? – Alvar Sep 06 '14 at 21:42
  • @Pilgrim if you run into a problem you can't solve, better ask to this porblem from the beginning, instead of making up a new problem which won't solve the initial one. Please ask this in a new question. – s3lph Sep 06 '14 at 21:48
  • Oh, hi guys! The initial problem is on startup, I have no video. I can ctrl+alt+del and go into advanced options for Ubuntu; I select Ubuntu + Linux and get a menu that allows me to repair the GRUB. Then I start Ubuntu normally and have video, but it's very slow and the windows stutter when closed. – Pilgrim Sep 06 '14 at 22:45
  • I'll do as the_Seppi suggests and detail the initial problem in a new question. This is awesome, thanks for your time and help! – Pilgrim Sep 06 '14 at 23:04