Cheers Tilman,
I just checked again on Ports for "5.2-CURRENT/i386" and "5.2.1-RELEASE/i386":
version = XFree86-4.3.0,1
True, www.xfree86.org/4.4.0/RELNOTES2.html#4 does say:
'Summary of new features in 4.4.0. "A new driver for several VIA integrated graphics chipsets has been added."' and offers a source code download.
I bought this PC so that, as a newbie, I don't twat the "working" copy of M$ on my other PC and to always have a working PC with a browser. CVSup and installing from ports is (only just) within my abilities (if nothing complains) - there's no way I'd be able to install from a tarball. Besides, isn't "Ports" the "preferred" installation medium for FreeBSD?
So my question remains, how long for XFree86-4.4 in ports? 5.3-RELEASE/i386" perhaps?
Is it also stupid of me to have a LCD monitor capable of only 1280x768 when the VIA driver documentation at www.xfree86.org says the VIA driver's display resolutions are:
Option "PanelSize" "string"
Specify the size (width x height) of the LCD panel attached to the system. Sizes 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, and 1400x1050 are supported.
Owen ====
Tilman Linneweh wrote:
* "Owen.G" [Do, 29 Jul 2004 at 16:29 GMT]:
I just had a look at the FreeBSD Ports page: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi
and there's no sign of XFree86 4.4 yet.
Questions:
1, Does anybody know the timescale of the port for XFree86 4.4?
2, Will the port of XFree86 4.4 be important enough that it will be announced on the "freebsd-announce" mailing list?
AFAIK the XFree86 4.4 ports are currently tested.
On CURRENT the X.org ports are now the default, they should work with your VIA too.
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