On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 09:13:25PM +0100, Fabrice Haberer-Proust wrote: > > I guess that you spent a lot of time to find a solution to this problem, > and I would like to thank you very much for it.
No problem; it gave me a chance to look at the Mach64 again... > I will follow your suggestion: first compile and install XFree86 4.x, and > then buy a new graphic card. Be careful about the card you choose - some of the most recent cards don't always work with the BIOS emulator that is in the consoles of the older machines. Rage128 and Radeon are fine in LX/SX, and have the added benefit of running OpenGL apps via DRI/DRM in the latest kernels and XFree86... :-) So, ask about on this list when you have some possible card candidates. > In fact, I miss only one important thing with a 2.2.x kernel: a > journalised files systems. Currently, I use a 2.2.16 kernel patched with a > quite old Reiser FS, which is very unstable: when I mount a reiserfs > partition, the KDE crashes about one time a day, which is unacceptable. > Newer version of Reiser FS are only maintened for 2.4.x kernels, and it > seems to be the same with JFS, XFS and EXT3. Yeah, stable ReiserFS would be one reason to migrate. Good luck. --Jay++ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jay A Estabrook Alpha Engineering - LINUX Project Compaq Computer Corp. - MRO1-2/K15 (508) 467-2080 200 Forest Street, Marlboro MA 01752 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
