From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <37EAF165.90428E22@home.com> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:35:01 -0600 From: Neil Jolly MIME-Version: 1.0 To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com CC: linuxppc-user@lists.linuxppc.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org, mklinux-setup@public.lists.apple.com Subject: Re: XFree86 3.3.5 References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Tom Rini wrote: > I'd like to announce some test RPMS for of XFree86-3.3.5 that will work > under LinuxPPC 1999, YDL CS 1.x, and MkLinux pre-R1. These RPMS include > the following: > > Anything that's been fixed in 3.3.5 over previous versions > USB keymap problems (Backspace/delete) > USB mouse stuff cleanup (mouseconfig sets BusMouse or IMPS/2) > Cleaned up adb keymaps/keycodes/etc (Kostas Gewrgiou ) > Updated Xautoconfig to take advantage of said fixes > Updated Xconfigurator to take advantage of said fixes > JDK fixes for XF68_FBDev > > Note, with the JDK fixes there is a 99% chance you will need to > reconfigure X (old "Depth 32" is now 24, 16 is now 15 or 16, depending on > weather it's really 15bit or 16bit.). If you have any problems with this > release, please make sure you reconfigured your /etc/X11/XF86Config file > with one of the provided tools. The old ones will not work properly. > > It's all available from ftp://devel.linuxppc.org/users/trini/XFree86-3.3.5 > For Xautoconfig, Xconfigurator and mouseconfig there are versions for > uusbd (2.2.6) and normal USB stacks (2.2.10 from Paul M's site, 2.3.x, > samba's kernel tree, etc). > > This fixes a good number of little bugs with USB (backspace in NS), and > makes things a bit cleaner (you can configure USB for the new kernels), > unless you're happy with your current setup, updating is sugjested, as > there are many security fixes from 3.3.3.1 or 3.3.4 to 3.3.5. > > --- > Tom Rini (TR1265) > http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/ I installed Xfree86-3.3.5, and the configuration tools, ran Xconfigurator, and rebooted. After much messing with my rc.local script (my fault it turns out)for a while I was able to get back to a command line, and test X. It turns oput I can only startx in 8 bit color or I get either Failed with signal 11 or no valid modes errors. I noticed In the announcment message that the X server will no longer run in 32 bit, but I am trying 16 bit and 24 bit as suggested, but with no success. Any suggestions would be greatly apprecaited as 8 bit looks gross with WindowMaker. Thanks all! -- Neil Jolly (with Yoda-like voice) "Confrontation leads to anger... Anger leads to fear... Fear leads to using Windows NT in mission-critical combat systems... And this is how the ancients fell... ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/