From owner-freebsd-current  Sun Aug  3 00:21:05 1997
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-current>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA10363
          for current-outgoing; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 00:21:05 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from panix.com (panix.com [198.7.0.2])
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA10355
          for <current@FreeBSD.ORG>; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 00:20:57 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from localhost (jbarrm@localhost) by panix.com (8.8.5/8.7/PanixU1.3) with SMTP id DAA05021; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 03:18:18 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 03:18:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Barry Masterson <jbarrm@panix.com>
To: David Dawes <dawes@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au>
cc: FreeBSD-current <current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: XFree86-3.3, FBSD-2.2.2 & ViRGE/VX
In-Reply-To: <19970803162630.61774@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.94.970803030237.2445A-100000@panix.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk


On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, David Dawes wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 03, 1997 at 01:50:41AM -0400, Barry Masterson wrote:

> >
> >My question is, Is there anything specific to FreeBSD 2.2.2-R
> >that needs to be changed to best run XFree86-3.3; such as
> >something from the FreeBSD-current source?  Or, I should ask,
> >is there something about 2.2.2-R that might cause the situation
> >described below. 
> 
> No.  The situation you are describing almost certainly has nothing to
> do with the OS.

Thank you. I had to ask. The XF86_SVGA authors have taken the time
to write back. I know they're busy, and I appreciate the time they
take to answer my questions.  At the same time, I wanted to get an
either yes/no/maybe answer from the -current people on the OS side.
 
> >
> >The author of XF86_S3V & XF86_SVGA is aware of this problem. They
> >supplied me with the patches to fix it, but after applying them,
> >and rebuilding, the 'no second restart' problem is still present.
> >(The XF86_SVGA author can't reproduce the lockup on the patched
> >3.3.1 server)
> 

> 
> Are you absolutely certain that you've been testing the patched version?
> I hate to ask that, but it wouldn't be the first time someone has reported
> a fix not working because they were still running the older version
> without realising it.

I keep log files on all the make's I do. I looked over the logs. As
far as I can tell, the seven patched files were remade. Although, I
won't rule out that I may have missed something.
 
Thanks for responding,

Barry Masterson
jbarrm@panix.com

>--->--->--->--->--->
  FreeBSD   2.2.2-R
<---<---<---<---<---<