Optimized binaries for X

2000-10-31 Thread djw
Hi, all. I'm going to try building binaries optimized for K6-x processors to see if performance is changed. Just put this in debian/patches/100_debian_host.def.diff: +#define DefaultGcc2i386Opt -O5 -march=k6 Just make sure that that #define is not commented out. Also for those who have

Question about FontPath

2000-10-31 Thread Torbjörn Andersson
This may be a stupid question, or maybe I just didn't RTFM closely enough, but Dexter (at least in phase2v29) puts the following into XF86Config-4: FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" I thought, based on the the

Re: DGA extension...

2000-10-31 Thread Tomislav Renic
My, how stupid I feel. I did in fact read all the man-pages, I looked through a hundred HOWTOs and a million websites, and then I finally saw the solution myself. I had not realized that there was a XF86Config-4 file in /etc/X11 that was parsed instead of XF86Config. I kept editing the XF86Confi

Re: DGA extension...

2000-10-31 Thread Tomislav Renic
My, how stupid I feel. I did in fact read all the man-pages, I looked through a hundred HOWTOs and a million websites, and then I finally saw the solution myself. I had not realized that there was a XF86Config-4 file in /etc/X11 that was parsed instead of XF86Config. I kept editing the XF86Conf

Re: DGA extension...

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 02:32:20PM -0600, Tomislav Renic wrote: > My questions is: Is DGA support included in the r128 driver, and if > so, how do I enable it? I load the extmod module, but programs like > dga and xawtv still tell me that I need to enable the XFree86-DGA > extension. The answer

Re: xfree86 4.0.1 phase2 v29 debs for debian 2.2 potato

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:48:28PM +0100, Charl P. Botha wrote: > I have built Branden's v29 phase2 xfree86 4.0.1 debs on a debian 2.2 > (potato) system. These will be TEMPORARILY available at > http://www.cg.its.tudelft.nl/~cpbotha/local_debs/ > and they are APT-able with the following lines in y

Re: DGA extension...

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 02:32:20PM -0600, Tomislav Renic wrote: > My questions is: Is DGA support included in the r128 driver, and if > so, how do I enable it? I load the extmod module, but programs like > dga and xawtv still tell me that I need to enable the XFree86-DGA > extension. The answer

Re: xfree86 4.0.1 phase2 v29 debs for debian 2.2 potato

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:48:28PM +0100, Charl P. Botha wrote: > I have built Branden's v29 phase2 xfree86 4.0.1 debs on a debian 2.2 > (potato) system. These will be TEMPORARILY available at > http://www.cg.its.tudelft.nl/~cpbotha/local_debs/ > and they are APT-able with the following lines in

[Bug]: xfonts-base: font conflicts

2000-10-31 Thread Ingo Saitz
Package: xfonts-base Version: 4.0.1-0phase2v27 Severity: normal xfonts-base should conflict with xfonts-biznet-iso-8859-2-base: Installiere xfonts-base (4.0.1-0phase2v27) ... Running mkfontdir in misc font directory.../usr/bin/X11/mkfontdir: Duplicate font names -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-1

Re: potato X and i810

2000-10-31 Thread Carlos Barros
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:22:39AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > 1) Upgrade to the beta XFree86 4.x packages at the URL above > 2) Downgrade your kernel to 2.2.17 Well, Im downloading the sources of XFree86 4.x to build the packages for potato. I'll tell you what happend in building XFree86.

[Bug]: xfonts-base: font conflicts

2000-10-31 Thread Ingo Saitz
Package: xfonts-base Version: 4.0.1-0phase2v27 Severity: normal xfonts-base should conflict with xfonts-biznet-iso-8859-2-base: Installiere xfonts-base (4.0.1-0phase2v27) ... Running mkfontdir in misc font directory.../usr/bin/X11/mkfontdir: Duplicate font names -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-

Re: potato X and i810

2000-10-31 Thread Carlos Barros
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:22:39AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > 1) Upgrade to the beta XFree86 4.x packages at the URL above > 2) Downgrade your kernel to 2.2.17 Well, Im downloading the sources of XFree86 4.x to build the packages for potato. I'll tell you what happend in building XFree86.

DGA extension...

2000-10-31 Thread Tomislav Renic
Sorry to be bothering you guys, but nothing I have read or done can help me get DGA working properly with the xfree86 v4.0.1 debs. I have read through the whole list archives and can't seem to find a solution. My questions is: Is DGA support included in the r128 driver, and if so, how do I enabl

Re: i815 patch to 3.3.6

2000-10-31 Thread Narancs 1
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 04:48:16PM +0100, Narancs 1 wrote: > I'm hesitant to do this because updates to released versions of Debian > packages are typically only done for security vulnerabilities or serious > package breakage. What you describe is b

xfree86 4.0.1 phase2 v29 debs for debian 2.2 potato

2000-10-31 Thread Charl P. Botha
Excuse the long subject, but maybe this mail will come up more often in searches. I have built Branden's v29 phase2 xfree86 4.0.1 debs on a debian 2.2 (potato) system. These will be TEMPORARILY available at http://www.cg.its.tudelft.nl/~cpbotha/local_debs/ and they are APT-able with the following

DGA extension...

2000-10-31 Thread Tomislav Renic
Sorry to be bothering you guys, but nothing I have read or done can help me get DGA working properly with the xfree86 v4.0.1 debs. I have read through the whole list archives and can't seem to find a solution. My questions is: Is DGA support included in the r128 driver, and if so, how do I enab

Re: i815 patch to 3.3.6

2000-10-31 Thread Narancs 1
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 04:48:16PM +0100, Narancs 1 wrote: > I'm hesitant to do this because updates to released versions of Debian > packages are typically only done for security vulnerabilities or serious > package breakage. What you describe is

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Enrique Robledo Arnuncio
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:31:21AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 10:12:30AM +0100, Enrique Robledo Arnuncio wrote: > > If we used a wrapper script instead of a link as > > > > /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator > > But this is a gross kludge. Not much grosser than providing

xfree86 4.0.1 phase2 v29 debs for debian 2.2 potato

2000-10-31 Thread Charl P. Botha
Excuse the long subject, but maybe this mail will come up more often in searches. I have built Branden's v29 phase2 xfree86 4.0.1 debs on a debian 2.2 (potato) system. These will be TEMPORARILY available at http://www.cg.its.tudelft.nl/~cpbotha/local_debs/ and they are APT-able with the followin

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 10:12:30AM +0100, Enrique Robledo Arnuncio wrote: > If we used a wrapper script instead of a link as > > /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator But this is a gross kludge. -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux| // // // / / [EMA

Re: i815 patch to 3.3.6

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 04:48:16PM +0100, Narancs 1 wrote: > Unfort., I have an intel 815 based motherboard (we use at least 1000 pcs. > of it at the company). I'd like to use linux on it.( Now at least 30 > people). There is support for it at 4.0.1, but the screen is flickering > very hard while i

Re: potato X and i810

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 12:38:05PM -0300, Carlos Barros wrote: > Hello! > > Im looking for info about making X works with i810 > AFAIK XF86_SVGA has drivers, but require agpgart module. Im using > 2.2.18pre-17 and the xserver says: > > (--) SVGA: error doing ioctl(GARTIOCINFO): invali

Re: I am a stupid idiot for posting a FAQ, but...

2000-10-31 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:18:48AM -0800, Michael Epting wrote: > Brandon wrote an excellent answer on 17 Sep, which is in the list archives. Uh-oh... I hope you at least always paid your life insurance... Christian

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 08:26:28PM -0600, sam th wrote: > > 4) Maybe, *maybe* we should require -ls (login shell) support, but even that > > is pushing it, I think. > > To follow up on my earlier research: > xterm, rxvt, kterm, [g,k,c]rxvt, gnome-terminal, Eterm > all support 1, 2, 3, 4 > > but w

Re: I am a stupid idiot for posting a FAQ, but...

2000-10-31 Thread Buddha Buck
At 07:18 AM 10/31/00 -0800, Michael Epting wrote: On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 09:38:45PM -0500, Buddha Buck wrote: > The bright ones here will be saying "Oh gods, he's going to ask about > libGLU, isn't he?" Brandon wrote an excellent answer on 17 Sep, which is in the list archives. Briefly, to quot

Re: I am a stupid idiot for posting a FAQ, but...

2000-10-31 Thread Michael Epting
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 09:38:45PM -0500, Buddha Buck wrote: > The bright ones here will be saying "Oh gods, he's going to ask about > libGLU, isn't he?" Brandon wrote an excellent answer on 17 Sep, which is in the list archives. Briefly, to quote him:

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Enrique Robledo Arnuncio
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:31:21AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 10:12:30AM +0100, Enrique Robledo Arnuncio wrote: > > If we used a wrapper script instead of a link as > > > > /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator > > But this is a gross kludge. Not much grosser than providing

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 10:12:30AM +0100, Enrique Robledo Arnuncio wrote: > If we used a wrapper script instead of a link as > > /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator But this is a gross kludge. -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux| // // // / / [EM

Re: i815 patch to 3.3.6

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 04:48:16PM +0100, Narancs 1 wrote: > Unfort., I have an intel 815 based motherboard (we use at least 1000 pcs. > of it at the company). I'd like to use linux on it.( Now at least 30 > people). There is support for it at 4.0.1, but the screen is flickering > very hard while

Re: potato X and i810

2000-10-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 12:38:05PM -0300, Carlos Barros wrote: > Hello! > > Im looking for info about making X works with i810 > AFAIK XF86_SVGA has drivers, but require agpgart module. Im using > 2.2.18pre-17 and the xserver says: > > (--) SVGA: error doing ioctl(GARTIOCINFO): inval

Re: I am a stupid idiot for posting a FAQ, but...

2000-10-31 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:18:48AM -0800, Michael Epting wrote: > Brandon wrote an excellent answer on 17 Sep, which is in the list archives. Uh-oh... I hope you at least always paid your life insurance... Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 08:26:28PM -0600, sam th wrote: > > 4) Maybe, *maybe* we should require -ls (login shell) support, but even that > > is pushing it, I think. > > To follow up on my earlier research: > xterm, rxvt, kterm, [g,k,c]rxvt, gnome-terminal, Eterm > all support 1, 2, 3, 4 > > but

Re: I am a stupid idiot for posting a FAQ, but...

2000-10-31 Thread Buddha Buck
At 07:18 AM 10/31/00 -0800, Michael Epting wrote: >On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 09:38:45PM -0500, Buddha Buck wrote: > > The bright ones here will be saying "Oh gods, he's going to ask about > > libGLU, isn't he?" > >Brandon wrote an excellent answer on 17 Sep, which is in the list archives. >Briefly,

Re: I am a stupid idiot for posting a FAQ, but...

2000-10-31 Thread Michael Epting
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 09:38:45PM -0500, Buddha Buck wrote: > The bright ones here will be saying "Oh gods, he's going to ask about > libGLU, isn't he?" Brandon wrote an excellent answer on 17 Sep, which is in the list archives. Briefly, to quote him: ---

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Enrique Robledo Arnuncio
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 07:17:21PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:16:01PM +0100, Falk Hueffner wrote: > > I'd like to add a menu entry for a command that needs a terminal > > emulator. Can I rely on x-terminal-emulator understanding -e? How > > about -T? Is this codifie

xinerama not working

2000-10-31 Thread Seth Arnold
*sigh*. I know it is lame to followup one's own email. It must be even more lame to followup one's own email that one has already deleted, thus breaking the threading mechanism of many mailers. Apologies. Well, startx +xinerama would never work, because I am stupid. I did an upgrade to phase2v29.

xinerama gone?

2000-10-31 Thread Seth Arnold
Ok. Mozilla caused my X phase2v27 to crash miserably a few minutes ago. Restarting X gave me a bit of a surprise -- no more xinerama. I have Option "Xinerama" in my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file, the same place it has been for weeks. I tried giving +xinerama on the command line. (That brough

Re: x-terminal-emulator

2000-10-31 Thread Enrique Robledo Arnuncio
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 07:17:21PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:16:01PM +0100, Falk Hueffner wrote: > > I'd like to add a menu entry for a command that needs a terminal > > emulator. Can I rely on x-terminal-emulator understanding -e? How > > about -T? Is this codifi

xinerama not working

2000-10-31 Thread Seth Arnold
*sigh*. I know it is lame to followup one's own email. It must be even more lame to followup one's own email that one has already deleted, thus breaking the threading mechanism of many mailers. Apologies. Well, startx +xinerama would never work, because I am stupid. I did an upgrade to phase2v29