I haven't seen an answer to this one yet. Is that because no one knows?
I'm in the same boat.
-matt wilkie
Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
I installed XFree86/Cygwin via the semi-manual procedure that predates
the release of Setup.exe packages.
I want to know how I should handle
Installation of XFree86/Cygwin vs. Setup.exe
XFree86 Packages
I haven't seen an answer to this one yet. Is that because no one knows?
I'm in the same boat.
-matt wilkie
Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
I installed XFree86/Cygwin via the semi-manual procedure that
predates
the release
Matt,
Well, after waiting a while for some feedback, I took the plunge. I don't
think there's a problem but...
When (or after) I run XFree86/Cygwin, my system develops serious stability
problems. The last time it happened, I first noticed that my dual-CPU
system was showing only one CPU in
Randall,
theres nothing in X or Cygwin that could cause a CPU to
disappear on you.
Rob
Robert,
No, I really didn't think so, but I was hoping that if someone saw the
symptoms and the specific graphics hardware I was using they might have a
specific recommendation or some diagnostic information for me.
And I assume that the _apparent_ loss of a CPU was not actually that, but
Randall R Schulz wrote:
More problem
symptoms followed. When the boot process completed the hardware scan and
got to the point where the Welcome to Windows 2000 low-resolution
splash screen would be taken down and the monitor resolution switched, I
instead got a long period of disk
-Original Message-
From: Charles Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 2:09 PM
Actaully, I think the long delay was the copy-on-reboot stage of the
cygwin upgrade. I vaguely remember something about XFree needing to
update a LOT of in use files, so
-Original Message-
From: Randall R Schulz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 2:41 PM
To: Charles Wilson
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Legacy Installation of XFree86/Cygwin vs.
Setup.exe XFree86 Packages
Charles,
Wouldn't that copy-on-reboot
Okay, thanks Harold (and the others who've chimed in in other messages).
I'll let you know what happens. It will take awhile though, I have to go
find someone with bandwidth and cdburner. :)
cheers,
-matt
Harold Hunt wrote:
No one knows.
You can install with setup.exe over top of your
