Re: strange looking fonts.

2000-10-10 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Russell, the debian-x mail list (in recent times anyway) is more > intended for developers and ginuea pigs of XF86 4.0. debian-users is > more appropriate. > > What I would imagine to fix your problem is to edit your > /etc/X11/XF86Config file. I bet the

Re: strange looking fonts.

2000-10-10 Thread Seth Arnold
* Olaf Meeuwissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001009 22:58]: > > What I would imagine to fix your problem is to edit your > > /etc/X11/XF86Config file. I bet the 100dpi fonts are listed before the > > 75 dpi fonts. If so, swap their order and restart X. > You could also just purge the xfonts-100dpi packag

Re: Suggestion

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 12:01:14PM -0600, Joshua Shagam wrote: > > I'm still apprehensive about moving *_dri.so out of /usr/X11R6/lib/modules. > > If they aren't really X server modules, then they don't belong in that > > directory (maybe /usr/lib/xlibmesa3 ?). Should I ask upstream? > > Ur, alth

Re: Suggestion

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 09:11:38PM +0200, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote: > For indirect rendering, the application talks to the X server via the > GLX protocol (there's no library talking to the hardware in this case). > The server decodes the GLX requests and renders them appropriately > (which me

X segfaults on configure

2000-10-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
X -configure doesn't work on my work machine: XFree86 Version 4.0.1c / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) Release Date: 28 August 2000 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer versio

Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Ben Collins
(Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing does, but it isn't there. So something needs to be done to make it installed only on a per-case basis. Seems like the best way is to put the files on the command li

Re: Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 06:14:11PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > (Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) > > There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing > does, but it isn't there. So something needs to be done to make it > installed only on a per-ca

Re: Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 07:02:30PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 06:14:11PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > (Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) > > > > There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing > > does, but it isn't

Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Chris Hanlon
Debian XFree86 4.0.x test notes I have being using 4.0.x on debian woody with the following hardware + software setup since Phase2 debs started to show up. Voodoo 3 2000 (pci) video card Logitech cordless wheel mouse (ps/2) Abit KA7 motherboard (RX and TY bios) Samsung SyncMaster 955SL monitor 2

Re: Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 07:02:30PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 06:14:11PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > (Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) > > > > There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing > > does, but it isn't

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Seth Arnold
Chris, I have a logitech corded wheel mouse (the underside claims it is a model M-C48, but I *think* its retail name is ``first mouse+'') ps/2, that works quite well under XF864.0.1. I do not have gpm installed. Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse"

dexter

2000-10-10 Thread Seth Arnold
Hey, Dexter looks pretty cool; my one suggestion is it should have a ``I have a working XF86Config file already'' option near the front of it, or ``install a default and useless XF86Config file for me''. If you want them hidden behind an ``expert'' button, that would be fine by me. Somehow, I have

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 11:59:49PM -0700, Chris Hanlon wrote: > DEXTER > -- > Dexter wouldn't run as /etc/X11/dexter-tmp didn't exist. This stoped > phase2v14 xserver-xfree86 debs from installing. This is fixed in v15, available now. > Dexter wouldn't detect my mouse (I with gpm on and gpm o

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 11:03:26PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Dexter wouldn't detect my mouse (I with gpm on and gpm off, I tried linking > > /dev/mouse to both /dev/gpmdata and /dev/psaux ie. ln -sf /dev/psaux > > /dev/mouse. > > What do you mean it wouldn't "detect" your mouse? It doesn

Re: dexter

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 08:00:57PM -0700, Seth Arnold wrote: > Hey, Dexter looks pretty cool; Thanks. > my one suggestion is it should have a ``I > have a working XF86Config file already'' option near the front of it, or > ``install a default and useless XF86Config file for me''. If you want > th

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 12:10:33AM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > This is really confusing. Dexter should not present a "can try again > to detect your mouse" dialog if the tool it uses to do so is not there. > It does, currently. Confused the heck out of me when it told me I had > no mouse.

Re: dexter

2000-10-10 Thread Seth Arnold
* Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001010 21:20]: > If you have already written a 4.x XF86Config file, I suggest moving it to > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. I do not support upgrades between versions of these > experimental packages; that is the main problem that people are seeing. Hey, this is j

Re: Suggestion

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 12:01:14PM -0600, Joshua Shagam wrote: > > I'm still apprehensive about moving *_dri.so out of /usr/X11R6/lib/modules. > > If they aren't really X server modules, then they don't belong in that > > directory (maybe /usr/lib/xlibmesa3 ?). Should I ask upstream? > > Ur, alt

Re: Suggestion

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 09:11:38PM +0200, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote: > For indirect rendering, the application talks to the X server via the > GLX protocol (there's no library talking to the hardware in this case). > The server decodes the GLX requests and renders them appropriately > (which m

X segfaults on configure

2000-10-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
X -configure doesn't work on my work machine: XFree86 Version 4.0.1c / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) Release Date: 28 August 2000 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer versi

Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Ben Collins
(Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing does, but it isn't there. So something needs to be done to make it installed only on a per-case basis. Seems like the best way is to put the files on the command l

Re: Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 06:14:11PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > (Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) > > There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing > does, but it isn't there. So something needs to be done to make it > installed only on a per-c

Re: Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 07:02:30PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 06:14:11PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > (Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) > > > > There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing > > does, but it isn'

Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Chris Hanlon
Debian XFree86 4.0.x test notes I have being using 4.0.x on debian woody with the following hardware + software setup since Phase2 debs started to show up. Voodoo 3 2000 (pci) video card Logitech cordless wheel mouse (ps/2) Abit KA7 motherboard (RX and TY bios) Samsung SyncMaster 955SL monitor

Re: Note about sparc...

2000-10-10 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 07:02:30PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 06:14:11PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > (Branden, let me know if you want me to just email debian-x) > > > > There is no libxrx compiled for sparc. I'm not even sure what this thing > > does, but it isn'

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Seth Arnold
Chris, I have a logitech corded wheel mouse (the underside claims it is a model M-C48, but I *think* its retail name is ``first mouse+'') ps/2, that works quite well under XF864.0.1. I do not have gpm installed. Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse"

dexter

2000-10-10 Thread Seth Arnold
Hey, Dexter looks pretty cool; my one suggestion is it should have a ``I have a working XF86Config file already'' option near the front of it, or ``install a default and useless XF86Config file for me''. If you want them hidden behind an ``expert'' button, that would be fine by me. Somehow, I hav

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 11:59:49PM -0700, Chris Hanlon wrote: > DEXTER > -- > Dexter wouldn't run as /etc/X11/dexter-tmp didn't exist. This stoped > phase2v14 xserver-xfree86 debs from installing. This is fixed in v15, available now. > Dexter wouldn't detect my mouse (I with gpm on and gpm

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 11:03:26PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Dexter wouldn't detect my mouse (I with gpm on and gpm off, I tried linking > > /dev/mouse to both /dev/gpmdata and /dev/psaux ie. ln -sf /dev/psaux > > /dev/mouse. > > What do you mean it wouldn't "detect" your mouse? It does

Re: dexter

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 08:00:57PM -0700, Seth Arnold wrote: > Hey, Dexter looks pretty cool; Thanks. > my one suggestion is it should have a ``I > have a working XF86Config file already'' option near the front of it, or > ``install a default and useless XF86Config file for me''. If you want > t

Re: Unidentified subject!

2000-10-10 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 12:10:33AM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > This is really confusing. Dexter should not present a "can try again > to detect your mouse" dialog if the tool it uses to do so is not there. > It does, currently. Confused the heck out of me when it told me I had > no mouse.

Re: dexter

2000-10-10 Thread Seth Arnold
* Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001010 21:20]: > If you have already written a 4.x XF86Config file, I suggest moving it to > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. I do not support upgrades between versions of these > experimental packages; that is the main problem that people are seeing. Hey, this is

dialog needed

2000-10-10 Thread Nathan Walp
I didn't have dialog installed, so when I ran dist-upgrade a few min ago, the configuration of xserver-xfree86 died. I manually installed dialog, and everything went smoothly after that. I assume dialog needs to be added to the list of dependencies. If this wasn't the right place for this, sorr

Problems with Xnest in phase2 v12 and v13

2000-10-10 Thread Torbjörn Andersson
(I've sent a mail about this to one of the XFree86 mailing lists, but since I haven't heard anything more about it there I thought I'd send it here as well, to see if anyone else can reproduce it. Of course, I now notice that my X installation is no longer as up to date as I thought it was, so I