However, Abe, at the moment the vast majority of hardware configs still don't get along too well with XFree 4.0. There in lies the problem. -- Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** <_||_> in the making of this | ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, abe wrote: > Xfree 4.0 is pretty universally understood to be unstable in a variety > of ways. I've been using 4.0.1 for about a month and it is fine. As > stable as 3.3.6. Even the Xfree developers say to not use 4.0. > > > Abe > > > Mark Weaver wrote: > > > > Apparently XFree86-4.x still has bugs in it. When I first installed > > Mandrake I tried this version of XFree, and found it to be more than a bit > > strange so I installed and began using the older version. I think it's > > 3.3.x or something like that. At any rate the older version is stable and > > the system runs fine. I've also noticed on the list that folks are having > > quite a bit of trouble with XFree 4.0 which also leads me to believe that > > this one just isn't ready for prme time. Switch back to the other. I think > > you will find it more to your liking. > > > > -- > > Mark > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 > > ** <_||_> in the making of this | > > ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, tommiy wrote: > > > > > Just racking up the stats for what appears to be another mandrake config > > > problem. > > > > > > I have just reinstalled 7.1 from scratch and I get the same error ;( > > > > > > RH is looking better all the time! > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello. > > > > > > > > I tryed to compile the XFree86 4.0.1 SRPM from cooker but as soon as the > > > > "build" phase starts, I get the error: "FG: no job control". > > > > > > > > This also happens with many other SRPMS. I never got such a problem with > > > > previous MDK distros. I am now running a clean (and updated) MDK7.1... > > > > > > > > Please help!!! > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > -- Clorden > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > >
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