Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:49:43 -0500 From: Ted Sikora <tsikora@powerusersbbs.com> To: "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0.2 Message-ID: <3A6C64A7.4BFA4F9E@powerusersbbs.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010121013438.00ba9100@nsit-popmail.uchicago.edu> <20010121023208.A63679@citusc17.usc.edu> <3A6B3D84.58831A5@137.org> <20010122112245.A77620@wop21.wop.wtb.tue.nl>
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"Karel J. Bosschaart" wrote: > > 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. > 1 out of 1 hunks failed--saving rejects to programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/input/joystick/Imakefile.rej >> Patch patch-1 failed to apply cleanly. >> Patch(es) patch-0 applied cleanly. *** Error code 1 I keep getting this error when trying to build XFree86-4.0.2 in FreeBSD-stable. It built fine the beginning of last week on another box. -- Ted Sikora Jtl Development Group tsikora@powerusersbbs.com Linux the choice of a GNU generation............ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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