Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 22:29:14 +0300 From: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr> To: Kenneth Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (2) Linux is better than FreeBSD on X? Message-ID: <37D6B90A.B1AE11DF@ispro.net.tr> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909080840130.8996-100000@culverk.student.umd.edu>
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the SVGA server is not working with emulation, it is complaining about undefined reference to something... Evren Kenneth Culver wrote: > > This is my machine at school, the school provided these machines > > to us and I do not really have any extra money to buy something > > right now. But the issue is not about a conflict because this card > > works perfectly on NT and Linux (Well we had some difficulties on > > linux too but it is working fine now) But FreeBSD! it never worked > > in better resolutions than 800x600 which is very low... > > > > This is the case that I cant change my graphics card but I can > > change my operating system! Linux seems to be more compatible > > somehow I was thinking that the X is the same so it should work on both > > Linux and FreeBSD but... > > > > I even tried to download precompiled binaries of 3.3.5 from XFre86.org > > and source code and compile it on my machine nothing happened. > > > > Also here my friend who is using Linux is very happy that FreeBSD > > is not good with X and Linux is working fine :( > > > It is most likely that you are doing something wrong... You could also run > the X server using linux emulation in FreeBSD, I had to do that for my > i740 for about 2 months before 3.3.4 came out. It worked great. I would > never consider switching to an inferior OS such as NT or Linux just to get > a crappy video card working. I like FreeBSD, and I have had horrible bouts > with Linux, so just my 2 cents. > > Kenneth Culver To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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