Re: XFree86 4.4 in FreeBSD?
> > > > > > I'm about to install FreeBSD on a new computer, and was > > > > > looking over the release notes for XFree86 in preparation and > > > > > discovered that the Current release is 4.4. Though I don't > > > > > think I actively need any of the features of version 4.4, I do > > > > > wonder why it hasn't made it into the Ports system yet. It's > > > > > been out for a month, and there are FreeBSD binaries on the > > > > > XFree86 site. > > > > > > > > > > There doesn't seem to have been much discussion of it here. Are > > > > > there any specific problems with 4.4, or is it just a big job > > > > > to port it and deal with dependencies? > > > > > > > > The latter. > > > > > > Hmm. This is distressing, as I've discovered since posting my > > > original message not long ago that my video card (ATI Mobility > > > FireGL T2) is not supported in 4.3, but is supported in 4.4. > > > > > > How grim a job is it going to be to handle the X setup manually, > > > and how badly will I get screwed every time I try to install a > > > new X-based app? > > > > Why are you concerned about 4.3 or 4.4? > > The most recent release in the 4.xxx track is 4.9. Download it > > and install (buy the CD set).The most recent release in the 5.xxx > > track for the more adventurous is 5.2.1 and 5.3 is coming "soon". > > The discussion was about the latest release of XFree86, which is indeed > 4.4 while XFree86 4.3 is what is included in the FreeBSD ports > collection. The FreeBSD version numbers that you mention are > irrelevant to this discussion. Oops. You are right. Sorry. Too early in the morning I guess. jerry ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XFree86 4.4 in FreeBSD?
On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 09:46:09AM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 06:03:19PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 08:59:42PM -0500, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm about to install FreeBSD on a new computer, and was > > > > looking over the release notes for XFree86 in preparation and > > > > discovered that the Current release is 4.4. Though I don't > > > > think I actively need any of the features of version 4.4, I do > > > > wonder why it hasn't made it into the Ports system yet. It's > > > > been out for a month, and there are FreeBSD binaries on the > > > > XFree86 site. > > > > > > > > There doesn't seem to have been much discussion of it here. Are > > > > there any specific problems with 4.4, or is it just a big job > > > > to port it and deal with dependencies? > > > > > > The latter. > > > > Hmm. This is distressing, as I've discovered since posting my > > original message not long ago that my video card (ATI Mobility > > FireGL T2) is not supported in 4.3, but is supported in 4.4. > > > > How grim a job is it going to be to handle the X setup manually, > > and how badly will I get screwed every time I try to install a > > new X-based app? > > Why are you concerned about 4.3 or 4.4? > The most recent release in the 4.xxx track is 4.9. Download it > and install (buy the CD set).The most recent release in the 5.xxx > track for the more adventurous is 5.2.1 and 5.3 is coming "soon". The discussion was about the latest release of XFree86, which is indeed 4.4 while XFree86 4.3 is what is included in the FreeBSD ports collection. The FreeBSD version numbers that you mention are irrelevant to this discussion. -- Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: XFree86 4.4 in FreeBSD?
> Why are you concerned about 4.3 or 4.4? I think they were discussing XFree86, not FreeBSD. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XFree86 4.4 in FreeBSD?
> > On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 06:03:19PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 08:59:42PM -0500, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > > > > > I'm about to install FreeBSD on a new computer, and was > > > looking over the release notes for XFree86 in preparation and > > > discovered that the Current release is 4.4. Though I don't > > > think I actively need any of the features of version 4.4, I do > > > wonder why it hasn't made it into the Ports system yet. It's > > > been out for a month, and there are FreeBSD binaries on the > > > XFree86 site. > > > > > > There doesn't seem to have been much discussion of it here. Are > > > there any specific problems with 4.4, or is it just a big job > > > to port it and deal with dependencies? > > > > The latter. > > Hmm. This is distressing, as I've discovered since posting my > original message not long ago that my video card (ATI Mobility > FireGL T2) is not supported in 4.3, but is supported in 4.4. > > How grim a job is it going to be to handle the X setup manually, > and how badly will I get screwed every time I try to install a > new X-based app? Why are you concerned about 4.3 or 4.4? The most recent release in the 4.xxx track is 4.9. Download it and install (buy the CD set).The most recent release in the 5.xxx track for the more adventurous is 5.2.1 and 5.3 is coming "soon". Unless you have some really odd application that can't be updated to run on a more recent version, don't even consider anything older than 4.9 or 5.2.1 (those are effectively different tracks - 4.xxx is the stable track right now and 5.xxx is the development [read experimental] track right now. As 5.xxx finishes cleaning up, it will become the stable track - soon, but not yet). jerry > > Thanks. > > Jesse Sheidlower > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XFree86 4.4 in FreeBSD?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 30 March 2004 20:22, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > Hmm. This is distressing, as I've discovered since posting my > original message not long ago that my video card (ATI Mobility > FireGL T2) is not supported in 4.3, but is supported in 4.4. Try installing the latest version of the XFree86 server snapshot, which is located in the ports. I am using it (well, not the most current yet, but a slightly older version, I haven't done the upgrade to the most current) with much success with my ATI Radeon 9200. - -- Jonathan Fosburgh AIX and Storage Administrator UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAasdGqUvQmqp7omYRAoReAJ974glkxx/CBdrkQ1cAYeXsoS/gKwCdEhW8 sUTdrt56H1Y6kIqL2/RNlog= =uupA -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XFree86 4.4 in FreeBSD?
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 06:03:19PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 08:59:42PM -0500, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > > > I'm about to install FreeBSD on a new computer, and was > > looking over the release notes for XFree86 in preparation and > > discovered that the Current release is 4.4. Though I don't > > think I actively need any of the features of version 4.4, I do > > wonder why it hasn't made it into the Ports system yet. It's > > been out for a month, and there are FreeBSD binaries on the > > XFree86 site. > > > > There doesn't seem to have been much discussion of it here. Are > > there any specific problems with 4.4, or is it just a big job > > to port it and deal with dependencies? > > The latter. Hmm. This is distressing, as I've discovered since posting my original message not long ago that my video card (ATI Mobility FireGL T2) is not supported in 4.3, but is supported in 4.4. How grim a job is it going to be to handle the X setup manually, and how badly will I get screwed every time I try to install a new X-based app? Thanks. Jesse Sheidlower ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XFree86 4.4 in FreeBSD?
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 08:59:42PM -0500, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm about to install FreeBSD on a new computer, and was > looking over the release notes for XFree86 in preparation and > discovered that the Current release is 4.4. Though I don't > think I actively need any of the features of version 4.4, I do > wonder why it hasn't made it into the Ports system yet. It's > been out for a month, and there are FreeBSD binaries on the > XFree86 site. > > There doesn't seem to have been much discussion of it here. Are > there any specific problems with 4.4, or is it just a big job > to port it and deal with dependencies? The latter. Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
