On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Patrick Dempster wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I am fairly new to linux and have been lurking around in here for a
> while now. I have installed SuSE 5.2 (& upgraded the kernel to 2.0.36)
> running on a P200MMX with 64 Mb. I am using a 4 Mb S3 ( Virge / DX
> )based
> graphics card.
> And I have run into a few problems which i'm sure all you nice people
> can help me with.
>
> 1.
> If I start X-Window (with fvwm2) and I run the GIMP program then exit
> GIMP and shutdown x-windows my display becomes all messed up the
> majority of the character on the screen being " !"�$%^&*() " when I
> type reset. It tries to reset the display but pressing any key will
> usually produce one of the above symbols. The problem appears to be
> worst if I set-up the graphics card as a Virge /DX but also happens if
> I
> set it up using the 375 (generic) chipset ( this was the other number
> on
> the graphics card box and checked using the s3 id utility ). So what m
> i
> doing wrong or what have I missed ??
>
I believe this is a known bug in the X server. You could try upgrading to
the latest version (3.3.?).
> 2. Can I install both the glibc & libc5 on the same system ? How ?
>
Yes - sortof. As I understand it, you can effectively do this by
installing glibc and a set of libc libraries that are just wrappers for
glibc. There are rpms around that do this (for Redhat 5.x) which might be
worth looking at.
--
Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around,
I'd rather lie around. No contest."
-- Eric Clapton
