Subject: Re: XF86 betas (Re: D68K: The next step...)

From: [email-masked] (Erick Branderhorst)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 11:33:17 +0100

> Speaking of X, as a member of the beta team (XFree86), I have access to
> the source code for the XF86 betas. Would it be worthwhile setting up
> packages for these in the contrib section? In particular, I'm kind of
> annoyed that if I want support for my W32p (revision A), I have to go
> to 3.1.2E - and it's not available for Debian. Net result: either I
> have proper support for my card, and can't install new X-based packages
> (dpkg barfs at the postinst and configuration stages), or I'm stuck with
> the SVGA server.

Well you can leave the SVGA-server installed and simply add your server
somewhere and let /etc/X11/server (or what is its name) have the right
path to your server.  No dpkg barfing for me.

Erick

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From: Michael Alan Dorman <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 1996 11:24:42 -0400

>(dpkg barfs at the postinst and configuration stages), or I'm stuck with

Not at all.  Install the svga server using dselect.  Put it on hold.
Get the 3.1.2E server binary, install it, adjust /etc/X11/config.

I'm doing just this to run the current Mach64 card, since my RAMDAC
isn't supported by the non-beta 3.1.2.  No problems at all.

Mike.
--
"Don't let me make you unhappy by failing to be contrary enough...."

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From: Mr Stuart Lamble <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 17:35:54 +1000 (EST)

llucius wrote:
> Actually, I've not gotten to "The Next Step" yet anyway.  I finally bit 
> the bullet and downloaded XFree86 (whew!), compiled it, and am now going 
> through all the X related packages.

Before you ask - no, I am _not_ going to provide the source code to
the betas to the world in general. Nor diffs. (I'm just trying to get
16/24bpp modes going on the cards - and getting nowhere fast, it seems.
Oh well, maybe by Feb next year...)

-- 
I'm on a low-fat, high stress diet: coffee and fingernails.

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From: Mr Stuart Lamble <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 10:07:25 +1000 (EST)

> Mr Stuart Lamble writes:

Strictly speaking, if you install the 3.1.2E server, you're supposed to
install the 3.1.2D libs as well - 3.1.2D was a complete replacement for
3.1.2, and 3.1.2E is supposed to be a drop-in server replacement for the
3.1.2D server when it expired.

That's what I'm carping on about. :-)