RE: Source for Xfree?

2006-07-23 Thread Jan Johansson
>The -dev packages generally only have the static libraries and headers, not the sources. If you need sources, >then just run `apt-get source xserver-xorg` and it will download and unpack the correct source package in the >current directory. Thanks! Now to see if it is all I need :) smime.p7s D

Re: Source for Xfree?

2006-07-23 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
Jan Johansson wrote: > Hello! > > I want to compile the IVTV-drivers for Xfree, but I can't figure out which > packages I require to obtain the source for Xfree? > > I have installed xserver-xorg-dev 1:1.0.2-9 but I do not have any source in > /usr/src > >

Source for Xfree?

2006-07-23 Thread Jan Johansson
Hello! I want to compile the IVTV-drivers for Xfree, but I can't figure out which packages I require to obtain the source for Xfree? I have installed xserver-xorg-dev 1:1.0.2-9 but I do not have any source in /usr/src I am running Etch smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature

Re: XFree in Sarge dumb question

2006-05-11 Thread steef
Paul E Condon wrote: I'm having malfunction of X-windows is Sarge while running XFree. I suspect that my hardware (video care) is intermittently bad. I have several old cards that I would like to try to see if the intermittent problem will go away, *but* I can't discover how to make

XFree in Sarge dumb question

2006-05-11 Thread Paul E Condon
I'm having malfunction of X-windows is Sarge while running XFree. I suspect that my hardware (video care) is intermittently bad. I have several old cards that I would like to try to see if the intermittent problem will go away, *but* I can't discover how to make Debian go

Re: SHould I bother configuring xfree?

2005-08-27 Thread Joris Huizer
Hendrik Boom wrote: On Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 02:10:40PM -0400, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: Hendrik Boom wrote: I have a machine with two sarges on it -- one was installed as a sarge system, the other as a woody, and upgraded. But xfree did not survive the upgrade -- and when I boot that one

Re: SHould I bother configuring xfree?

2005-08-27 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 02:10:40PM -0400, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Hendrik Boom wrote: > > >I have a machine with two sarges on it -- one was installed > >as a sarge system, the other as a woody, and upgraded. But > >xfree did not survive the upgrade -- and when I

Re: SHould I bother configuring xfree?

2005-08-27 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
Hendrik Boom wrote: I have a machine with two sarges on it -- one was installed as a sarge system, the other as a woody, and upgraded. But xfree did not survive the upgrade -- and when I boot that one, X does not come up (everything fin on the other one, though). Now my plan is to take the one

SHould I bother configuring xfree?

2005-08-27 Thread Hendrik Boom
I have a machine with two sarges on it -- one was installed as a sarge system, the other as a woody, and upgraded. But xfree did not survive the upgrade -- and when I boot that one, X does not come up (everything fin on the other one, though). Now my plan is to take the one I upgraded from woody

Re: USB Mouse stops working under xfree

2005-07-29 Thread hacker (of golf)
On 7/29/05, Nobrin ;-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After an "apt-get dist-upgrade" (testing branch) a problem came out: > my usb mouse stops working under xfree (xserver-xfree 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14) > after a few minutes. The pointer simply remains in the same place on &g

USB Mouse stops working under xfree

2005-07-29 Thread Nobrin ;-\\
After an "apt-get dist-upgrade" (testing branch) a problem came out: my usb mouse stops working under xfree (xserver-xfree 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14) after a few minutes. The pointer simply remains in the same place on the screen. If I plug out and in the usb cable, it start working again. Any

Re: udev, usb mouse et Xfree [SOLVED}

2005-06-03 Thread Nicolas
On Friday 03 June 2005 03:37, Steven Yap wrote: > On Thu, 2005-02-06 at 11:56 -0400, Nicolas wrote: > > The problem is when I remove and try to replug my mouse. I can't get it > > to work anymore. If I use a symlink from /dev/usbmouse to > > /dev/input/mouse0, when I replug the mouse, the /dev/in

Re: udev, usb mouse et Xfree

2005-06-03 Thread Steven Yap
On Thu, 2005-02-06 at 11:56 -0400, Nicolas wrote: > The problem is when I remove and try to replug my mouse. I can't get it to > work anymore. If I use a symlink from /dev/usbmouse to /dev/input/mouse0, > when I replug the mouse, the /dev/input/mouse0 is not accessible anymore > (used by X?)

udev, usb mouse et Xfree

2005-06-02 Thread Nicolas
I have a little problem with my X, usb mouse and udev. It works great, udev make a symlink from /dev/input/mouseX to /dev/usbmouse. In my X config , I use /dev/usbmouse. The problem is when I remove and try to replug my mouse. I can't get it to work anymore. If I use a symlink from /dev/usbm

Re: S3 Vision964-Graficcard: Installation of Xfree 3.3.6 on Sarge

2005-05-04 Thread Paolo Alexis Falcone
> Meanwhile, the XFree86 3.3.6-Version is further available. > > Can anyone tell me, > > 1) from where get the Xfree 3.3.6 as Debian-paket, complete with dependig >other pakets (e.g. libraries, etc.) > > and > > 2) how to install/configure it easy-g

S3 Vision964-Graficcard: Installation of Xfree 3.3.6 on Sarge

2005-05-04 Thread Walther, Christoph
Title: S3 Vision964-Graficcard: Installation of Xfree 3.3.6 on Sarge Dear Debian-user-list, because of the fact, read on www.xfree86.org/4.3.0/Status29.html : ** "Summary: All hardware supported in

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-15 Thread Hanspeter Kunz
a band about an inch > > > or so (roughly 100-200 pixels in width) along the rightmost edge where > > > the picture is distorted by odd shadings. > > > > On my Sony Z1, radeon card, xfree is running on 1400x1050 without > > problems. > > >From XFree

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-14 Thread Johan Kullstam
ost edge where > > the picture is distorted by odd shadings. > > On my Sony Z1, radeon card, xfree is running on 1400x1050 without > problems. >From XFree86.0.log, it seems I am using "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10]" The laptop specs call

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-14 Thread Matt Barry
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 17:08 +, Thomas Adam wrote: > --- Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > for it. Look up debian and ibm thinkpad t42 2378fvu sometime. > > I find it more interesting that because of the Xorg/XFree86 issue, more > and more people are saying that they *do* need Xo

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-14 Thread Micha Feigin
few who > have preconceived notions and are unwilling to countenance that they > might be mistaken. Hence, I am not sure about lack of need to shout > for some people. > > > Anyway, are you sure that your hardware isn't supported with the > > latest dri code (which

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-14 Thread Hanspeter Kunz
radeon card, xfree is running on 1400x1050 without problems. cheers, Hp. -- Hanspeter Kunz Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Ph.D. Student Department of Information Technology Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Zurich Tel: +41.(0

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree [SOLVED]

2004-12-13 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Monday 13 December 2004 05:35 pm, Thomas Dickey wrote: > actually I only saw that spew as I was looking for bug reports. > > My regards to the slashdotters. I hate to ask, but: what spew? -- Kirk Strauser pgpi1u2QudRV0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-13 Thread Micha Feigin
drivel" and less time > spewing drivel, eh? > > > You didn't state that you tested with XFree86 4.4 - which is the appropriate > > comparison. Comparing with 4.3 is not. > > Considering that the latest package for Debian is 4.3 even in the Actually IIRC the d

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree [SOLVED]

2004-12-13 Thread Thomas Dickey
Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why don't you both take this off-list and save us dusting off our killfiles? actually I only saw that spew as I was looking for bug reports. My regards to the slashdotters. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net --

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-13 Thread Johan Kullstam
NEED XORG. > > > > No need to shout :-) Well, *you* are able to read and take input, but there are a few who have preconceived notions and are unwilling to countenance that they might be mistaken. Hence, I am not sure about lack of need to shout for some people. > Anyway, are you s

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-13 Thread Micha Feigin
ssible to figure out > the context so I will repeat once more, slowly, > > MY HARDWARE ISN'T SUPPORTED BY XFREE86 BUT IT IS BY XORG. THIS IS WHY > I NEED XORG. > No need to shout :-) Anyway, are you sure that your hardware isn't supported with the latest dri code (which can b

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree [SOLVED]

2004-12-13 Thread Jon Dowland
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:21:00 -, Thomas Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --=-yzVPeN7Rs2DZ/D3emZNd > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 12:59 +, Thomas Dickey wrote: > >> Johan

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-13 Thread Thomas Dickey
Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --=-yzVPeN7Rs2DZ/D3emZNd > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 12:59 +, Thomas Dickey wrote: >> Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> (uppercase drivel deleted). > Maybe you should s

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-13 Thread Steve Lamb
On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 12:59 +, Thomas Dickey wrote: > Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (uppercase drivel deleted). Maybe you should spend more time reading such "drivel" and less time spewing drivel, eh? > You didn't state that you tested with XFree86 4.4 - which is the appropr

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-13 Thread Thomas Dickey
Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (uppercase drivel deleted). You didn't state that you tested with XFree86 4.4 - which is the appropriate comparison. Comparing with 4.3 is not. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EM

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-12 Thread James Vahn
Vin Jacob wrote: > I am running a custom compiled 2.6.9, with CONFIG_DRM=y and > CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=y that could be why it just worked. The kernel config is > at http://gpoppy.org/config-2.6.9drm and the xorg.conf at > http://gpoppy.org/xorg.conf Custom 2.6.9 kernel here too. glxgears shows this:

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-12 Thread Johan Kullstam
Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > --- Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > for it. Look up debian and ibm thinkpad t42 2378fvu sometime. > > I find it more interesting that because of the Xorg/XFree86 issue, more > and more people are saying that they *do* need Xorg, just beca

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-12 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > for it. Look up debian and ibm thinkpad t42 2378fvu sometime. I find it more interesting that because of the Xorg/XFree86 issue, more and more people are saying that they *do* need Xorg, just because it is available. I bet you, you'd have made do

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-12 Thread Vin Jacob
On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 10:01:09AM -0800, James Vahn wrote: > Vin Jacob wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 08:49:44AM -0800, James Vahn wrote: > >> I'm wondering if it supports the "ATI IGP 340M" on my laptop (hp ze5607wm) > >> because XFree86 has no DRI on that chip. Must be going blind, I can't f

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-12 Thread James Vahn
Vin Jacob wrote: > On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 08:49:44AM -0800, James Vahn wrote: >> I'm wondering if it supports the "ATI IGP 340M" on my laptop (hp ze5607wm) >> because XFree86 has no DRI on that chip. Must be going blind, I can't find >> any chipset support info at x.org... > > Yes, I have the sam

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-11 Thread Johan Kullstam
Marc Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 07:51:47PM +0100, Roelof Wobben wrote: > > Is X.org better than Xfree ?? > > No. It's "different". Someday it may be "better", for some values of > "better", but not yet

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-11 Thread Vin Jacob
On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 08:49:44AM -0800, James Vahn wrote: > Jon Dowland wrote: > > I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up > > in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :) > > I'm wondering if it support

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-11 Thread James Vahn
Jon Dowland wrote: > I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up > in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :) I'm wondering if it supports the "ATI IGP 340M" on my laptop (hp ze5607wm) because XFree86 has no DRI

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-10 Thread Ralph Crongeyer
On Thursday 09 December 2004 07:48 am, Raymond A. Meijer wrote: > On Thu 9 December 2004 14:15, Vinu Jacob wrote: > > Anxiously awaiting inclusion of xorg to sid. (Hence awaiting a sarge > > release as well ;-/) > > You could also use the packages from Ubuntu Linux. > > I added these lines to /etc/

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-10 Thread Greg Folkert
On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 16:32 -0500, Carl Fink wrote: > On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 06:02:41PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > ... which is annoying since this means that some new machines are > > not supported by the official Debian release. > > I've already posted my "Debian should release far mo

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 11:27 +, Jon Dowland wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > >On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 10:05 +, Jon Dowland wrote: > > > > > >>On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 07:40:53PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > >> > >> > >>>The three points I know of why X.Org is better: > >>> > >>> > >>>2. X

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-10 Thread Jon Dowland
Ron Johnson wrote: On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 10:05 +, Jon Dowland wrote: On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 07:40:53PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: The three points I know of why X.Org is better: 2. X.Org has real transparency support (I think its called translucency in this context). Eeww..

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 10:05 +, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 07:40:53PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > The three points I know of why X.Org is better: > > > > > > 2. X.Org has real transparency support (I think its called > >translucency in this context). > > Eeww.. They

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-10 Thread Jon Dowland
On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 07:40:53PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > The three points I know of why X.Org is better: > > > 2. X.Org has real transparency support (I think its called >translucency in this context). Eeww.. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubs

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Carl Fink
On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 06:02:41PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > ... which is annoying since this means that some new machines are > not supported by the official Debian release. I've already posted my "Debian should release far more often" rant here, probably too many times. -- Carl Fink

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 11:16:49AM +, Jon Dowland wrote: > I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up > in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :) http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xsf/XFree86/trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
At Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:16:49 +, Jon Dowland wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 07:51:47PM +0100, Roelof Wobben wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I heard a lot about X.org en thatin some distro's X.org wil replace Xfree. > > > > Is X.org better than Xfree ?? &

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Kirk Strauser wrote: On Thursday 09 December 2004 05:16, Jon Dowland wrote: I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :) In a nutshell, X.org was created because the XFree86 people wouldn't a

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread vin
On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 11:22:55AM -0600, Kirk Strauser wrote: > On Thursday 09 December 2004 05:16, Jon Dowland wrote: > > I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up > > in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :) >

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Thursday 09 December 2004 05:16, Jon Dowland wrote: > I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up > in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :) In a nutshell, X.org was created because the XFree86 people wouldn't accept p

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2004-12-09 04:55:56 -0500, Carl Fink wrote: > On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 10:42:34PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote: > > > Xorg will wait until Sarge+1 (namely, Etch). You don't need it anyway. > > Based on precedent, someone will in fact package Xorg for Sarge, but it > won't be part of the official r

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up > in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :) Version Number Syndrome. This all too common condition occurs when the person involved

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Raymond A. Meijer
On Thu 9 December 2004 14:15, Vinu Jacob wrote: > Anxiously awaiting inclusion of xorg to sid. (Hence awaiting a sarge > release as well ;-/) You could also use the packages from Ubuntu Linux. I added these lines to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restri

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Steve Lamb
On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 03:23, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 02:27 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > > Will? Has. Search for xorg on apt-get.org. ;) > Haven't you heard of "past-tense will"? Only when Data finally took Picard's statement the other way. ;) -- Steve Lamb <[EMAIL

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Vinu Jacob
On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 07:51:47PM +0100, Roelof Wobben wrote: >Hello, > >I heard a lot about X.org en thatin some distro's X.org wil replace Xfree. > >Is X.org better than Xfree ?? >Does someone has X.org getting on work with debian Sarge ?? >

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Ron Johnson
On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 11:16 +, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 07:51:47PM +0100, Roelof Wobben wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I heard a lot about X.org en thatin some distro's X.org wil replace Xfree. > > > > Is X.org better than Xfree ?? >

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Ron Johnson
On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 02:27 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > Carl Fink wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 10:42:34PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote: > > Based on precedent, someone will in fact package Xorg for Sarge, but it > > won't be part of the official release. > > Will? Has. Search for xorg on a

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Jon Dowland
On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 07:51:47PM +0100, Roelof Wobben wrote: > Hello, > > I heard a lot about X.org en thatin some distro's X.org wil replace Xfree. > > Is X.org better than Xfree ?? > Does someone has X.org getting on work with debian Sarge ?? I see a lot of discuss

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Steve Lamb
Carl Fink wrote: On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 10:42:34PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote: Based on precedent, someone will in fact package Xorg for Sarge, but it won't be part of the official release. Will? Has. Search for xorg on apt-get.org. ;) -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-09 Thread Carl Fink
On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 10:42:34PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote: > Xorg will wait until Sarge+1 (namely, Etch). You don't need it anyway. Based on precedent, someone will in fact package Xorg for Sarge, but it won't be part of the official release. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ja

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-08 Thread Marc Wilson
On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 07:51:47PM +0100, Roelof Wobben wrote: > Is X.org better than Xfree ?? No. It's "different". Someday it may be "better", for some values of "better", but not yet. > Does someone has X.org getting on work with debian Sarge ?? X

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-08 Thread Ron Johnson
On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 14:18 -0600, Kirk Strauser wrote: > On Wednesday 08 December 2004 12:51, Roelof Wobben wrote: > > > Is X.org better than Xfree ?? > > Yes. > > > Does someone has X.org getting on work with debian Sarge ?? > > If you're asking if

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-08 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Wednesday 08 December 2004 12:51, Roelof Wobben wrote: > Is X.org better than Xfree ?? Yes. > Does someone has X.org getting on work with debian Sarge ?? If you're asking if X.org will be packaged for Sarge: yes, although it might take a while. -- Kirk Strauser pgphuU

Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-08 Thread messmate
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 19:51:47 +0100 "Roelof Wobben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hello, > >I heard a lot about X.org en thatin some distro's X.org wil replace >Xfree. > >Is X.org better than Xfree ?? >Does someone has X.org getting on work with debian Sar

X.org <-----> Xfree

2004-12-08 Thread Roelof Wobben
Hello,   I heard a lot about X.org en thatin some distro's X.org wil replace Xfree.   Is X.org better than Xfree ?? Does someone has X.org getting on work with debian Sarge ??   Roelof      

Re: configure PS2 mouse through KVM Switch to serial port on Debian with Xfree

2004-11-27 Thread Sam Watkins
On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 10:28:14AM -0600, Greg Strong wrote: > I've been informed to try the configuration below: > > >Section "InputDevice" > >Identifier "Serial Mouse" > >Driver "mouse" > >Option "Protocol" "Microsoft" > >Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0

Re: configure PS2 mouse through KVM Switch to serial port on Debian with Xfree

2004-11-25 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Greg, Sunday, November 21, 2004, 4:32:17 PM, Greg Strong wrote: > How do you configure a PS/2 mouse through a KVM Switch connected to a > PS/2 to serial port adaptor to the serial port on a PC with Xfree? I've been informed to try the configuration below: >Sectio

configure PS2 mouse through KVM Switch to serial port on Debian with Xfree

2004-11-21 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Debian_User, How do you configure a PS/2 mouse through a KVM Switch connected to a PS/2 to serial port adaptor to the serial port on a PC with Xfree? Interesting point is old serial port mouse works fine in GUI (i.e. Xfree) but the new PS/2 mouse through the KVM switch does not work. Why

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-10-01 Thread Joost Witteveen
Carl Fink wrote: On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 09:03:05AM -0600, Justin Guerin wrote: I would recommend using some of the other suggestions given in this thread before using xhost +. On my box, I tend to issue xhost local:+, which is (I would think) pretty safe. If you are sure you're the only person

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-30 Thread Carl Fink
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 09:03:05AM -0600, Justin Guerin wrote: > I would recommend using some of the other suggestions given in this thread > before using xhost +. On my box, I tend to issue xhost local:+, which is (I would think) pretty safe. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Xnest keyboard map lost? (Woody, XFree 4.1)

2004-09-30 Thread Patrick HARMEL
It's not me who ask the original question, but i had the same problem of keyboard (fr) with Xnest. I tried the "-kb" option on a debian sid, and on a aurox 9.4. It works in both case. Thank you very much begin:vcard fn:Patrick HARMEL n:HARMEL;Patrick org:AFPA Toulouse Palays;BIP adr;quoted-printa

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-30 Thread Justin Guerin
On Thursday 30 September 2004 08:11, Robert Tilley wrote: > On Wednesday 29 September 2004 11:40 pm, Jeremy Brown wrote: > > > > Might want to try doing: > > > > bash$ xhost + > > > > as a regular user, before attempting to connect to the X server as ^ > > root. > > > > Jeremy

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-30 Thread Robert Tilley
On Wednesday 29 September 2004 11:40 pm, Jeremy Brown wrote: > Might want to try doing: > > bash$ xhost + > > as a regular user, before attempting to connect to the X server as root. > > Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1# xhost + xhost: unable to open display "" ??? Thanks, Bob -

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-30 Thread Joost Witteveen
Jeremy Brown wrote: Robert Tilley wrote: Make was issued as root. Why can't root connect to the xserver? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1# make xconfig HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o HOSTCC

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-30 Thread Andrea Vettorello
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:40:25 -0400, Jeremy Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Tilley wrote: > > >Make was issued as root. Why can't root connect to the xserver? > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1# make xconfig > > HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep > > HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-29 Thread Jeremy Brown
Robert Tilley wrote: Make was issued as root. Why can't root connect to the xserver? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1# make xconfig HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kco

Re: make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-29 Thread Carl Fink
On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 07:18:01PM -0400, Robert Tilley wrote: > Make was issued as root. Why can't root connect to the xserver? Is an X server running? -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

make xconfig & xfree???

2004-09-29 Thread Robert Tilley
Make was issued as root. Why can't root connect to the xserver? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1# make xconfig HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o H

Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

2004-08-29 Thread Jay Oliveri
Jay Oliveri wrote: > Eddy wrote: >> Hendrik Boom a écrit : >>> InputDevice"Configured Mouse" >>>InputDevice"Generic Mouse" >> >> By the way, I see that you have two InputDevices for probably only one >> mouse. I wonder why that is. In fact I had just the same and it didn't >> bot

Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

2004-08-28 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Eddy (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Hendrik Boom a écrit : > >> InputDevice"Configured Mouse" >>InputDevice"Generic Mouse" > > By the way, I see that you have two InputDevices for probably only one > mouse. I wonder why that is. Default Debian configuration: one entry for

Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

2004-08-28 Thread Jay Oliveri
Eddy wrote: > Hendrik Boom a écrit : >> InputDevice"Configured Mouse" >>InputDevice"Generic Mouse" > > By the way, I see that you have two InputDevices for probably only one > mouse. I wonder why that is. In fact I had just the same and it didn't > bother me too much until I reali

Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

2004-08-27 Thread Eddy
Hendrik Boom a écrit : > Sudden trouble with X. I don't know what I might have done, but is > was all > working yesterday. I did try to configure ALSA (without any apparent > success) > but that shouldn't have messed up X, should it? I looks as if it can > no longer open /dev/psaux, and it refu

Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

2004-08-27 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Hendrik Boom (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Sudden trouble with X. I don't know what I might have done, but is > was all working yesterday. I did try to configure ALSA (without any > apparent success) but that shouldn't have messed up X, should it? I > looks as if it can no longer open

XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux

2004-08-27 Thread Hendrik Boom
Sudden trouble with X. I don't know what I might have done, but is was all working yesterday. I did try to configure ALSA (without any apparent success) but that shouldn't have messed up X, should it? I looks as if it can no longer open /dev/psaux, and it refuses to start up without its mouse.

Re: gdb + xfree86 (Cannot upgrade xfree to sarge)

2004-08-14 Thread Niels L. Ellegaard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Niels L. Ellegaard) writes: > In conclusion I am left with a system with no xserver. XFree86 > doesn`t start in Sarge and I cannot downgrade. As a final attempt > before reinstall I would like to start xfree86 in gdb, and see if I > can construct a backtrace. Perhaps this can gi

gdb + xfree86 (Cannot upgrade xfree to sarge)

2004-08-14 Thread Niels L. Ellegaard
Is it possible to start xfree within gdb and get a backtrace? The problem is that if I try try `gdb Xfree86`, and my XFree86 crashes, then my screen locks, and I dont get to see the backtrace. OK here is the long story.. A year ago I filed a bug #204603 that I cannot upgrade XFree86 from Woody

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-09 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello! On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 05:41:39PM +0200, Nicolaus Kedegren wrote: > Why in heavens name did Xfree86 change their license? Was it the > previous license too restrictive? Sponsors needed/wanted the ability to > incorporate proprietary code? > Waste of BW probably, but does anybody know? In

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-09 Thread Nicolaus Kedegren
* Anders Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-09 12:20] wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Brian Nelson wrote: > | On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 10:21:39AM -0400, Carl Fink wrote: > |>On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 06:58:57PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > |> > |>>The d-i team is h

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-09 Thread Anders Karlsson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Brian Nelson wrote: | On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 10:21:39AM -0400, Carl Fink wrote: |>On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 06:58:57PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: |> |>>The d-i team is having nightmares right now because packages they depend |>>on keep changing. |> |

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-09 Thread Brian Nelson
On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 10:21:39AM -0400, Carl Fink wrote: > On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 06:58:57PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > > > The d-i team is having nightmares right now because packages they depend > > on keep changing. > > What ever happened to the idea of a "freeze"? I seem to recall

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-08 Thread Carl Fink
On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 06:58:57PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > The d-i team is having nightmares right now because packages they depend > on keep changing. What ever happened to the idea of a "freeze"? -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http:

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-08 Thread John Summerfield
Chris Metzler wrote: On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 05:02:09 +0800 John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Chris Metzler wrote: On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 21:04:31 +0800 John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How do you justify that pov? At present, we have more platforms than ever before, m

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-08 Thread Brian Nelson
On Sat, Aug 07, 2004 at 09:04:31PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > Brian Nelson wrote: > > >On Sat, Aug 07, 2004 at 09:20:28AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > > > > > >>Other vendors switched to X.org at the time of the licence change. > >>Presumably they're supporting newer hardware now than

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-07 Thread Chris Metzler
On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 05:02:09 +0800 John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Chris Metzler wrote: >>On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 21:04:31 +0800 >>John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>How do you justify that pov? At present, we have more platforms than >>>ever before, more packages than ev

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-07 Thread John Summerfield
Chris Metzler wrote: On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 21:04:31 +0800 John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Brian Nelson wrote: Mark my words, Sarge+1 will not take 3 or 4 years to release. 1 to 1.5 years is my estimate. 2 years, tops. How do you justify that pov? At present, we have more

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-07 Thread Chris Metzler
On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 21:04:31 +0800 John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian Nelson wrote: >> >> Mark my words, Sarge+1 will not take 3 or 4 years to release. 1 to 1.5 >> years is my estimate. 2 years, tops. > > > How do you justify that pov? At present, we have more platforms than > e

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-07 Thread John Summerfield
Brian Nelson wrote: On Sat, Aug 07, 2004 at 09:20:28AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: Other vendors switched to X.org at the time of the licence change. Presumably they're supporting newer hardware now than Debian will with Sarge when it's released, and Sarge++ is probably three or four years

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-06 Thread Brian Nelson
On Sat, Aug 07, 2004 at 09:20:28AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > > Other vendors switched to X.org at the time of the licence change. > Presumably they're supporting newer hardware now than Debian will with > Sarge when it's released, and Sarge++ is probably three or four years away. Mark my

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-06 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sat, Aug 07, 2004 at 09:20:28AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > Other vendors switched to X.org at the time of the licence change. > Presumably they're supporting newer hardware now than Debian will with > Sarge when it's released, and Sarge++ is probably three or four years away. Actually,

Re: XFree vs. xorg

2004-08-06 Thread John Summerfield
Florian Ernst wrote: Hello! On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 11:12:50AM -0500, Nathan Kroll wrote: I have recently become aware of the fact that Debian is still using XFree86 4.3 on all of its releases and seems to have no plans on converting to xorg. Is this true? Is there development underway for make

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