On Sat, 2002-05-25 at 02:28, user list wrote: > On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 04:48:30PM +1200, James Kahn wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-05-24 at 14:02, user list wrote: > > > On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 09:55:32AM +1200, James Kahn wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2002-05-24 at 08:52, Mike Frisch wrote: > > > > > On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 03:29:58PM -0500, Brandt Dusthimer wrote: > > > > > > Hrm... so your saying that there is no support for the 7500 in 4.1? > > > > > > > > > > http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Status6.html > > > > > > > > > > Apparently there's no accelerated X server support in 4.1.0. > > > > > > > > No, but there is a patch to make it work on 4.1.0. It didn't apply > > > > cleanly when I ran it against a relatively new version of the debian > > > > sources, but it's pretty small so easy to apply yourself. > > > > > > > Does the patch work for an 8500 as well? I'm having major problems with > > > gnome > > > under the deb's for 4.2.0. Lot's of things don't work anymore. > > > > What is it with people and not reading the links? Yes, if you look at > > the patch it certainly looks like it makes the 8500 work. I don't know > > personally, I own a 7500. > > > Reading with mutt makes me less likely to do the cut and paste. Anyway, > if the link to which you refer is > > http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Status6.html
That's not the link I was referring to. > That really doesn't help. It does talk about support for Radeon Chips, but > because it is dated it refers to all Radeon chips that existed at that time. > > So, what would the patch file look like (i. e. its name, location, and asso- > ciated files)? I was talking about http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?selm=20011229222635.GA6299%40bougon.org&output=gplain which was actually in the email you replied to (look below). > Thanks, > > Art > > Strange you have problems with gnome, I installed XFree86 4.2.0 (from > > source) in parallel with 4.1.0 and have had no problems whatsoever. > > Sounds like those debs you are using are broken. X on debian is so > > complicated I'd stick with Branden's... > > I think that might be the case. Interestingly there is what appears to > be a signature with Branden's name on it. > > > > > > http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?selm=20011229222635.GA6299%40bougon.org&output=gplain > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
