Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-30 Thread Michel Dänzer
Chris Cheney wrote: > > I noticed that if you select /dev/gpmdata as your mouse device it still > includes the detected mouse device (eg /dev/input/mice) this causes a > problem usually if you are using gpm since gpm and X fight for the main > device. Not for /dev/input/mice, it can be opened and

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-30 Thread Michel Dänzer
Chris Cheney wrote: > > I noticed that if you select /dev/gpmdata as your mouse device it still > includes the detected mouse device (eg /dev/input/mice) this causes a > problem usually if you are using gpm since gpm and X fight for the main > device. Not for /dev/input/mice, it can be opened an

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Chris Cheney
I noticed that if you select /dev/gpmdata as your mouse device it still includes the detected mouse device (eg /dev/input/mice) this causes a problem usually if you are using gpm since gpm and X fight for the main device. Also it might be good to set the device type of gpmdata to ImPS/2 instead of

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Chris Cheney
I noticed that if you select /dev/gpmdata as your mouse device it still includes the detected mouse device (eg /dev/input/mice) this causes a problem usually if you are using gpm since gpm and X fight for the main device. Also it might be good to set the device type of gpmdata to ImPS/2 instead o

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
Mark Montague wrote: > > Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Mark Montague wrote: > > > > > Anyway, it might be worth noting with the question that there may be a > > > severe performance hit for some cards with using UseFBDev. > > > > Excuse me? It should have exactly zero impact on

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Mark Montague
Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Mark Montague wrote: > > > Anyway, it might be worth noting with the question that there may be a > > severe performance hit for some cards with using UseFBDev. > > Excuse me? It should have exactly zero impact on performance. You're right with 4.1 I

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
Mark Montague wrote: > > Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Mark Montague wrote: > > > > > Anyway, it might be worth noting with the question that there may be a > > > severe performance hit for some cards with using UseFBDev. > > > > Excuse me? It should have exactly zero impact on

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Mark Montague
Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Mark Montague wrote: > > > Anyway, it might be worth noting with the question that there may be a > > severe performance hit for some cards with using UseFBDev. > > Excuse me? It should have exactly zero impact on performance. You're right with 4.1 I

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
Mark Montague wrote: > Anyway, it might be worth noting with the question that there may be a > severe performance hit for some cards with using UseFBDev. Excuse me? It should have exactly zero impact on performance. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)\ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) devel

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
Mark Montague wrote: > Anyway, it might be worth noting with the question that there may be a > severe performance hit for some cards with using UseFBDev. Excuse me? It should have exactly zero impact on performance. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)\ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) deve

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Adam Goode
Here is what I use on my iMac DV, not sure if it's perfect, but it works properly for me: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" HorizSync31.5 - 70.0 VertRefresh 40.0 - 150.0 ModeLine "1024x768" 78.5 1024 1033 1129 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Mark Montague
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you want an xserver-xfree86 debconf question for "UseFBDev"? I only > need to ask if [ -d /dev/fb ], correct? Um, checking for /dev/fb only works for a devfs system-- is woody committed to that? I thought it was optional still, although I haven't

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:57:13AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Also, some kind of patch adding -fPIC for building static libraries will > > > have to be applied, or a lot of shared libraries will break on powerpc. [...] > My patch there should do IMHO, but I'd like to get some confirmation fr

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:57:13AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > And why don't you apply the Dashed Bresenham fix as well? > > > > > > Because I forgot about it, and don't know where it is. > > > > Attached to this mail, for example. :) > > Okay, will add. Thank

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:57:13AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > And why don't you apply the Dashed Bresenham fix as well? > > > > Because I forgot about it, and don't know where it is. > > Attached to this mail, for example. :) Okay, will add. > > Do you want an xserver-xfree86 debconf que

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:22:01AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > > > I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. > > > > DRI is for Direct Rendering Infrastructure, not Interface. > > Whoops. And usually I'm suc

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 03:25:44PM -0700, crombie wrote: > > feedback for imac, 266mhz, 32mb ram for version 4.1.x > > gotten via ftp.digex.com > > Please mail the list(s), not me privately. > > > will not install due to invalid vid modes. > > Technically, this isn't

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 03:25:44PM -0700, crombie wrote: > feedback for imac, 266mhz, 32mb ram for version 4.1.x > gotten via ftp.digex.com Please mail the list(s), not me privately. > will not install due to invalid vid modes. Technically, this isn't an installation issue, but a configuration i

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:22:01AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. > > DRI is for Direct Rendering Infrastructure, not Interface. Whoops. And usually I'm such a stickler for correct terminology. I'

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. DRI is for Direct Rendering Infrastructure, not Interface. It seems you have applied my r128 Xv endianness fix, why don't you mention it in the changelog? And why don't you apply the Dashed Bresenham

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Adam Goode
Here is what I use on my iMac DV, not sure if it's perfect, but it works properly for me: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" HorizSync31.5 - 70.0 VertRefresh 40.0 - 150.0 ModeLine "1024x768" 78.5 1024 1033 1129 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Mark Montague
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you want an xserver-xfree86 debconf question for "UseFBDev"? I only > need to ask if [ -d /dev/fb ], correct? Um, checking for /dev/fb only works for a devfs system-- is woody committed to that? I thought it was optional still, although I haven'

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:57:13AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Also, some kind of patch adding -fPIC for building static libraries will > > > have to be applied, or a lot of shared libraries will break on powerpc. [...] > My patch there should do IMHO, but I'd like to get some confirmation f

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:57:13AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > And why don't you apply the Dashed Bresenham fix as well? > > > > > > Because I forgot about it, and don't know where it is. > > > > Attached to this mail, for example. :) > > Okay, will add. Than

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:57:13AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > And why don't you apply the Dashed Bresenham fix as well? > > > > Because I forgot about it, and don't know where it is. > > Attached to this mail, for example. :) Okay, will add. > > Do you want an xserver-xfree86 debconf qu

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:22:01AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > > > I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. > > > > DRI is for Direct Rendering Infrastructure, not Interface. > > Whoops. And usually I'm su

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 03:25:44PM -0700, crombie wrote: > > feedback for imac, 266mhz, 32mb ram for version 4.1.x > > gotten via ftp.digex.com > > Please mail the list(s), not me privately. > > > will not install due to invalid vid modes. > > Technically, this isn'

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 03:25:44PM -0700, crombie wrote: > feedback for imac, 266mhz, 32mb ram for version 4.1.x > gotten via ftp.digex.com Please mail the list(s), not me privately. > will not install due to invalid vid modes. Technically, this isn't an installation issue, but a configuration

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:22:01AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. > > DRI is for Direct Rendering Infrastructure, not Interface. Whoops. And usually I'm such a stickler for correct terminology. I

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Philip Blundell
>I haven't received any patches for any architectures other than these. I'm >especially concerned about alpha (from which I at least have a report that >it built okay) and arm (about which I have heard nothing at all). If I >don't get any, the next release will be 4.1.0-1. ARM didn't build when

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. DRI is for Direct Rendering Infrastructure, not Interface. It seems you have applied my r128 Xv endianness fix, why don't you mention it in the changelog? And why don't you apply the Dashed Bresenham

RE: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread crombie
rspectively but it still fails. if you need me to dreg up log files, lemme know. =>-Original Message- =>From: Branden Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =>Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 2:56 PM =>To: debian-x@lists.debian.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] =>Subject: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 ava

XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. I haven't received any patches for any architectures other than these. I'm especially concerned about alpha (from which I at least have a report that it built okay) and arm (about which I have heard nothing at all). If I don't ge

Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Philip Blundell
>I haven't received any patches for any architectures other than these. I'm >especially concerned about alpha (from which I at least have a report that >it built okay) and arm (about which I have heard nothing at all). If I >don't get any, the next release will be 4.1.0-1. ARM didn't build when

RE: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread crombie
rspectively but it still fails. if you need me to dreg up log files, lemme know. =>-Original Message- =>From: Branden Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] =>Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 2:56 PM =>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] =>Subject: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available f

XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc

2001-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
I'd like feedback on these packages, please, to the debian-x list. I haven't received any patches for any architectures other than these. I'm especially concerned about alpha (from which I at least have a report that it built okay) and arm (about which I have heard nothing at all). If I don't g