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From: Donn Miller <dmm125@bellatlantic.net>
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Subject: Re: Running Linux X server on FreeBSD
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Doug White wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Donn Miller wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > Does anyone know if I can run an XServer compiled for Linux on FreeBSD
> > 2.2.7?
> 
> No.  The virtual console API is significanly different.
> 
> >  The reason is that there is an XServer for Linux that is not
> > available for my video chipset (SiS 5597).  I tried it, but it said
> > something about ioctl not implemented, and it was also looking for
> > /etc/ttyX instead of /etc/ttyvX.  I tried symlinking but that didn't
> > work.
> 
> You should be able to get FreeBSD versions of your X server from wherever
> you got your Linux version; both Xi Graphics and XFree86 make FreeBSD
> binaries.

XSuSe makes a Linux version, but they don't yet have a FreeBSD version.
I'll just have to wait until the next release of XFree86 or XSuSe.

Donn

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