Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 09:39:52 -0500 From: "Alexander, Robert" <Robert.Alexander@i-bridge.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: question about things that quit working (or work differently between 4.0 and 4.1.1) Message-ID: <C86B573FBF0BF84CAF961D6E5863ED2B062E1C@clt0003.i-bridge.net>
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Greetings,
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I have been playing around with FreeBSD 4.0 and 4.1.1. I have noticed
that some things behave differently under 4.1.1 than they do from 4.0.=20
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First, If I install 4.0 directly, everything works ok... no problems
with this release
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But, if I fresh install 4.1.1, the X server doesn't work (I get a
garbled screen with many multi-colored pixels, even the VGA server
doesn't work). Also, the console mouse support doesn't have the little
pointer icon, it is merely a bunch of text characters which makes it
hard to use.=20
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I am using the iso images that I downloaded... I am relaltively sure
that they are good and that the image on the CD is good. I get no errors
during the install... those items just don't work.
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Are these known issues? Are there any plans to use XFree 4.0.1 in an
upcoming release? Will the 4.2 release fix any of these, or am I the
only one who has experienced them? =20
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My hardware is a DELL Optiplex GX110 (PIII - 500 MHZ)
128 MB RAM
10 GB HD
NVIDIA TNT2 M64 (16 MB RAM) video
ESS 1371 Sound chipset
3com 3c905C chip set
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I have had no issues with the kernel or anything like that.
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Thanks!!!
Robert A. Alexander=20
Sr. Systems Administrator/Systems Architect=20
Enterprise Services=20
I-bridge=20
*< mailto:robert.alexander@i-bridge.com
<mailto:robert.alexander@i-bridge.com> >=20
* (704) 969-2223=20
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class=3D929173114-15112000>Greetings,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>I have been =
playing around=20
with FreeBSD 4.0 and 4.1.1. I have noticed that some things =
behave=20
differently under 4.1.1 than they do from 4.0. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN =
class=3D929173114-15112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>First, If I =
install 4.0=20
directly, everything works ok... no problems with this=20
release</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN =
class=3D929173114-15112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>But, if I =
fresh install=20
4.1.1, the X server doesn't work (I get a garbled screen with many =
multi-colored=20
pixels, even the VGA server doesn't work). Also, the console mouse =
support=20
doesn't have the little pointer icon, it is merely a bunch of text =
characters=20
which makes it hard to use. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN =
class=3D929173114-15112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>I am using the =
iso images=20
that I downloaded... I am relaltively sure that they are good and that =
the image=20
on the CD is good. I get no errors during the install... those items =
just don't=20
work.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN =
class=3D929173114-15112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>Are these =
known issues?=20
Are there any plans to use XFree 4.0.1 in an upcoming release? Will the =
4.2=20
release fix any of these, or am I the only one who has experienced =
them? =20
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN =
class=3D929173114-15112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>My hardware is =
a DELL=20
Optiplex GX110 (PIII - 500 MHZ)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>128 MB=20
RAM</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>10 GB=20
HD</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>NVIDIA TNT2 =
M64 (16 MB=20
RAM) video</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>ESS 1371 Sound =
chipset</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>3com 3c905C =
chip=20
set</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN =
class=3D929173114-15112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN class=3D929173114-15112000>I have had no =
issues with=20
the kernel or anything like that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN =
class=3D929173114-15112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><SPAN=20
class=3D929173114-15112000>Thanks!!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Robert A. Alexander</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial>Sr.=20
Systems Administrator/Systems Architect</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial>Enterprise=20
Services</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial>I-bridge</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3DWingdings>*<U></U></FONT><U></U><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><<A=20
href=3D"mailto:robert.alexander@i-bridge.com">mailto:robert.alexander@i-b=
ridge.com</A>></FONT></U>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DWingdings>(</FONT><FONT face=3DArial> (704) =
969-2223</FONT>=20
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