Re: XFree86 4.0.2
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 01:50:28PM -0600, Chris wrote: > > If you are currently running 4.0.1, I would seriously recommend skipping > this > minor revision. I have run into a multitude of problems with it, and am now > back right where I started. > > One, is the lack of DRM support for the matrox cards anymore. The kernel > module has a version number in it, which is less than that required by the > DRM system. > At the moment I'm using XFree86-4.0.2_5 with Matrox G400 and DRM, on 4.2-STABLE. I could get the correct DRM module version compiled thanks to a bunch of patches that someone has sent me. Occasionally things lock up and I need to restart remotely (killing -9 the offending process does not help). This happens only when using drm. > It won't insert the module until you update this--so it appears > that no one is actually using it. FYI, http://wop21.wop.wtb.tue.nl/freebsd/hwaccel.html describes how to install drm/G400 with XFree86-4.0.1. I'm getting a few hits a day, so I suppose there is some interest, although the patches are getting only 20 % of the number of hits on the guidelines, which might be more indicative for the people actually trying. > Another, is that there seem to be delays in the event stream, making > interactive performance terrible. One example: When I go to move a window, > I > start dragging it, moving the outline as I go. Then I unclick, yet the > frame > is still visible. I actually have to move the mouse more to get the window > move to take effect. There are other cases, where it appears to lose events > all together--like clicking on windows to raise them, or with menus. > Hmm, I don't have such troubles. Only minor problem I have, besides above mentioned drm related things, is that VMware doesn't correctly use Full Screen mode. Karel. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Re: XFree86 4.0.2
Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 01:51:05AM -0600, David Syphers wrote: > > > the binaries from a directory labeled "FreeBSD 5.x". So I tried the ports, > > and it built fine for a long time, and then after about 35300 lines of > > output to the screen, ran into > > > > make: don't know how to make ../../../fonts/encodings/encodings.dir. Stop > > *** Error code 2 > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4/work/xc/fonts/bdf. > > The port should be working, but since it's not for you, just add the package. > > pkg_add -r XFree86 If you are currently running 4.0.1, I would seriously recommend skipping this minor revision. I have run into a multitude of problems with it, and am now back right where I started. One, is the lack of DRM support for the matrox cards anymore. The kernel module has a version number in it, which is less than that required by the DRM system. It won't insert the module until you update this--so it appears that no one is actually using it. Another, is that there seem to be delays in the event stream, making interactive performance terrible. One example: When I go to move a window, I start dragging it, moving the outline as I go. Then I unclick, yet the frame is still visible. I actually have to move the mouse more to get the window move to take effect. There are other cases, where it appears to lose events all together--like clicking on windows to raise them, or with menus. There were also a handful of other things, that I don't recall offhand now. These problems were observed on a 4.2-STABLE box, not too long ago. I have compiled the source from scratch (with and without matrox DRM stuff), as well as using the stock 4.0.2_5 package, both of which behave the same. Chris To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Re: XFree86 4.0.2
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 01:51:05AM -0600, David Syphers wrote: > the binaries from a directory labeled "FreeBSD 5.x". So I tried the ports, > and it built fine for a long time, and then after about 35300 lines of > output to the screen, ran into > > make: don't know how to make ../../../fonts/encodings/encodings.dir. Stop > *** Error code 2 > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4/work/xc/fonts/bdf. The port should be working, but since it's not for you, just add the package. pkg_add -r XFree86 Kris -- NOTE: To fetch an updated copy of my GPG key which has not expired, finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP signature
