Re: [XFree86] Someone is researching your background
uh... is this sometthing I should be worried about? I don't believe there is such a thing as a "right" to privacy, but at the same time, this sort of thing does get me wondering... spammers?, NSA? ,or what?. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 12:14 PM Subject: [XFree86] Someone is researching your background > Someone has just begun to research your background via our website. > > This email has been automatically sent to you so as to make you aware that your background is being looked into. > > The popularity of our website is currently growing at a very rapid rate. > > If another person begins to research you in the future we will again inform you via email. > > If you do not want to be informed when users research you please add yourself to our Do Not Email List here: > http://womc.info/pass.php?a=donotemail&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&c=true > > You may learn about the research being done here: > http://womc.info/pass.php?a=search&b=5&[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sincerely, > > WOMC Support Department > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
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[XFree86] problems with the monitor
iI had some problems installing Red Hat Linux 8 with the monitor :the video hrdware was recognised as a s3 trio generic but the monitor didn't appeared in the list (it is a Philips 7CM5279) ,The installation was good until i had to test the resolution of the screen in which it stayed like blocked with some green bars in the upper zone and returned to its original resolution so i couldn't probe it ,(but the graphic mode of the installation was gooad ).Then when i began to run Linux the x-server didin't work and a message of error appeared... and so all the times . Thanks very much
[XFree86] Dell Inspiron 4000 Can't start xserver
I have a Dell Inspiron 4000 with ATI Mobility 128 AGP graphics card 8Mb RAM. I'm running Red Hat 9 and have also tried to run Mandrake 9.2, both with the same result. X refuses to start due to a valid screen mode is not found. I have tried several different XF86Config files and I have also trid to change the settings for HorizSynch and VertRefresh but nothing seems to help. Included is my latest XF86Config and the log file. Could someone please help me? Bernt __ http://www.hotbrev.com/ - Nätets farligaste e-postadresser # XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice"Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice"Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice"DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore" EndSection Section "Files" # RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally # no need to change the default. # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "unix/:7100" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "extmod" Load "fbdevhw" Load "glx" Load "record" Load "freetype" Load "type1" Load "dri" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1)) # Option "Xleds" "1 2 3" # To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable. # Option "XkbDisable" # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the # lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S. # keyboard, you will probably want to use: # Option "XkbModel" "pc102" # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use: # Option "XkbModel" "microsoft" # # Then to change the language, change the Layout setting. # For example, a german layout can be obtained with: # Option "XkbLayout" "de" # or: # Option "XkbLayout" "de" # Option "XkbVariant""nodeadkeys" # # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and # control keys, use: # Option "XkbOptions""ctrl:swapcaps" # Or if you just want both to be control, use: # Option "XkbOptions""ctrl:nocaps" # Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "se" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then # this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you # also use USB mice at the same time. Identifier "DevInputMice" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName"Unprobed Monitor" HorizSync30.0 - 60.0 VertRefresh 60.0 - 90.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "r128" VendorName "Videocard vendor" BoardName "ATI Rage 128 Mobility" VideoRam8192 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor"Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "DRI" Group0 Mode 0666 EndSection XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.3.0-2) Release Date: 27 February 2003 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-3bigmem i686 [ELF] Build Date: 27 February 2003 Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/ to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-8 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST 2003 Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (=
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Re: [XFree86] Permission Denied
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, seiduk wrote: > Logged in as the root user I am getting permission denied when trying to acess the > log files. Remember: "cat" is your friend: cat | most And you're probably not starting the xserver before trying to run clients on it (but I only looked quickly at the picture). You can use xwd to dump the screen too, and xwud to view it later. t=Atr2-WBS=-=-=-=--Mod_SSL/GPG/OpenSSL=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [jayjwa]Was I helpful? https://atr2.ath.cx/affero.php Znvy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Raq glenaal: Nffnfvangr Ovyy Tngrf Jvaqbjf vf n qvfrnfr ??? https://atr2.ath.cx/who-we-are.html =-=-=Linux Tough.Powered By Slackware=-=HTTPS/FTP=-RLF#37= ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] I have a problem
On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, mohmed wrote: > Subject: [XFree86] I have a problem > I have messege when I finish installing LINUX > an supported VGA That's better than an unsupported VGA, isn't it? t=Atr2-WBS=-=-=-=--Mod_SSL/GPG/OpenSSL=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [jayjwa]Was I helpful? https://atr2.ath.cx/affero.php Znvy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Raq glenaal: Nffnfvangr Ovyy Tngrf Jvaqbjf vf n qvfrnfr ??? https://atr2.ath.cx/who-we-are.html =-=-=Linux Tough.Powered By Slackware=-=HTTPS/FTP=-RLF#37= ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] Crash problems and how to diagnose
I am having a problem which locks the desktop but which I don't know how to pinpoint. The symptoms are an unresponsive desktop. No response to mouse or keyboard movement. Focus doesn't change, nothing is clickable and no animations on the mouse or on the desktop (karamba) actually animate. The mouse however is still movable. The problem happens at any time of the day. Reguardless of window manager, mouse icons, desktop environment, programs running, whether the computer is in use, in screensaver mode, or in powersaver mode and reguardless of how long it has been since the last crash. It varies any where from ever 5min to a couple of days. I do know however that the computer continues to run and I can clear the problem by SSH'ing into the box and doing a killall -9 X. I assume that my problem is with XFree86 since nothing else is consisant among all crashes. I am running Xfree86 4.3-23mdk, kernel 2.4.22.21mdk, and usually kde 3.1.3-79.1.92mdk. Hardware is a Geforce 429 128mb, athlon 1.53ghz, and gigabyte motherboard. Now I know that I probably can't come in here and give that explanation and have someone pop up with what the problem is. (It would be nice if I could but I doubt that can happen.) What I would like to know is how to narrow down the problem. I do not know what logs to check, what commands to run, and what to look for to find out specifically what is causing this problem. While I have been running linux 2 or 3 years now, no-one has ever explained this to me. If you would just tell me that much I would appriciate it so I can finally find the problem as it really pisses me off to crash randomly and repeatedly. Oh, it seems that running mplayer v1.0pre2-3.3.1 with CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0 causes the crash very soon after a file begins playing, but I am not absolutely sure of that. Anyway, thank you for any help you can supply Gabriel Bassett [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
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[XFree86] can't disable DPMS
In 4.3.99.15 and 4.3.99.16 disabling DPMS via: xset -dpms doesn't work. Applications like mplayer can't cope with it either. I've found this: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg10150.html but this is the time the bug has _appeared_ (not vanished), so please check the patch out once again. -- Tom Pala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://vfmg.sourceforge.net/ http://www.pld-linux.org/Members/gotar/ ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] Emailing: XFree86.0.log for a Dell laptop on RH Linux 9
XFree86 Support: Attached is an XFree86.0.log file for my Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop using Redhat 9. The Dell laptop has an ATI M4 video controller with32 MB of memory. This laptop ran X-Windows just find on RH Ver 7.2 but I have had no success with X-Windows wiht RH 9. Per the instructions in the XFree86.0.log file, I have browsed the XFree website but have found nothing that addresses my problem. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Jim XFree86.0.log Description: Binary data
[XFree86] ATI fglrx drivers + kernel 2.6 + Debian Unstable
OK, so I've installed the drivers and all that other fun stuff. The module compiled fine and it loads fine, as far as I can tell. I have merged the config that fglrxconfig makes with the stuff I custom-made. (FWIW, it seems that xtrap with fglrx causes the X server to segfault.) Unfortunately, I can't seem to get DRI to actually initialize. I've tried fiddling with the overlay options to no avail. Here is most of my XF86Config-4: | Section "ServerLayout" | Identifier "XFree86 Configured" | Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 | #Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" | InputDevice"Mouse0" "CorePointer" | InputDevice"Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" | #Option "Xinerama" "True" | Option "AllowDeactivateGrabs" "True" | Option "AllowClosedownGrabs" "True" | EndSection | | Section "Module" | Load"bitmap" | Load"dbe" | Load"ddc" | Load"extmod" | #SubSection "extmod" | # Option"omit xfree86-dga" | #EndSubSection | Load"freetype" | Load"glx" | Load"dri" | Load"record" | Load"speedo" | Load"type1" | #Load "xtrap" | EndSection | | Section "Monitor" | DisplaySize 312 234 | Identifier "Monitor0" | VendorName "Sony" | ModelName"CPD-200GS" | VertRefresh 50-120 | HorizSync30-85 | Option "DPMS" | EndSection | | Section "Device" | Identifier "Card0" | Driver "fglrx" | # === disable PnP Monitor === | #Option "NoDDC" | # === disable/enable XAA/DRI === | Option "no_accel" "no" | Option "no_dri" "no" | # === FireGL DDX driver module specific settings === | # === Screen Management === | Option "DesktopSetup" "0x" | Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTO, AUTO" | Option "IgnoreEDID" "off" | Option "HSync2" "unspecified" | Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified" | Option "ScreenOverlap" "0" | # === TV-out Management === | Option "NoTV" "yes" | Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M" | Option "TVHSizeAdj" "0" | Option "TVVSizeAdj" "0" | Option "TVHPosAdj" "0" | Option "TVVPosAdj" "0" | Option "TVHStartAdj""0" | Option "TVColorAdj" "0" | Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x" | Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x" | # === OpenGL specific profiles/settings === | Option "Capabilities" "0x0800" | # === Video Overlay for the Xv extension === | Option "VideoOverlay" "on" | # === OpenGL Overlay === | # Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay | # will be disabled automatically | Option "OpenGLOverlay" "on" | # === Center Mode (Laptops only) === | Option "CenterMode" "off" | # === Pseudo Color Visuals (8-bit visuals) === | Option "PseudoColorVisuals" "on" | # === QBS Management === | Option "Stereo" "off" | Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1" | # === FSAA Management === | Option "FSAAScale" "4" | Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no" | Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no" | Option "FSAAMSPosX0""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosY0""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosX1""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosY1""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosX2""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosY2""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosX3""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosY3""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosX4""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosY4""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosX5""0.00" | Option "FSAAMSPosY5""0.00" | # === Misc Options === | Option "UseFastTLS" "0" | Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on" | Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no" | Option "ForceGenericCPU""no" | BusID "PCI:1:0:0"# vendor=1002, device=4e44 | Screen 0 | EndSection | | Section "Screen" | Identifier "Screen0" | Device "Card0" | Monitor"Monitor0" | DefaultDepth 24 | SubSection "Display" | Depth 1 | Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "400x300" | EndSubSection | SubSection "Display" | Depth 4 | Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "400x300" | EndSubSection | SubS
Re: [XFree86] 2d performance info
Hi Ed, I would rather discuss 2D performance than mga_vid but I am not sure where you want to go since your reply focused mostly on mga_vid. I'll explain my position a little better on mga_vid though, hope it's useful. Ed Sweetman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >>>Don't trust this. The video stuff is often quite hacky and it's > >>>not very good, even for this 'well supported' card. Specs are > >>>widely available yet all of these drivers could still use a ton of > >>>work, and now the cards are getting quite obsolete. > >> > >>Dont trust it in what way? I have a G450, I've hacked mplayer's > >>matrox driver to utilize the backend scaler for triple buffering and > >>i've most definitely seen the difference compared to straight xv. > >>It definitely works well on the G450 and support is nearly > >>non-existant for any other card in this area as far as i know. > > > > OK here is what I know, tell me where you think it is wrong. > > > >With mga_vid the application writes directly to video RAM, a > >performance gain, and it is triple buffered to avoid tearing since > >the hardware page flips on retrace. XFree86 4.2 (finally) included > >the patch double buffered XVIDEO in the mga driver. XFree86 is now > >effectively triple buffered, since applications write to system > >memory, and you can have one frame queued waiting in video memory. > > > >So the only difference between mga_vid and XVIDEO right now is that > >with XVIDEO, the X server copies the next frame from system memory to > >video memory, while mga_vid lets the application write to video > >memory. There is no tearing in either, only a speed difference. > > > > Disadvantages to using mga_vid: > > > > 1. It is in conflict with the X server and fbcon drivers for the > > same hardware. Switching VTs while mga_vid is being used causes > > system crashes. There is no locking for these competing drivers. > > XVIDEO colour key gets out of sync with the mga_vid colour key. > > first off, mga_vid does not need fbcon, and everything is more stable > when fbcon is not enabled and being used. I've yet to see mga_vid > cause a crash on my X when switching VT's (not that you'd ever need to > really). I dont know why or what color keys getting out of sync > between the two video output methods matter since they use the same > hardware and thus cant be used at the same time. Just like xv cant be > used to display two video outputs on the same screen at the same time. I know mga_vid does not need fbcon, if things are more stable when it's not being used, doesn't this indicate that something is wrong? I wrote the mga_vid driver for my application, and I have had bug reports about crashes on VT switching. So has mplayer [1]. > > 2. mga_vid assumes the 'end' of video RAM is available and does not > > coordinate with the X server for allocating video memory. It has > > been known to cause corruption of the desktop and app pixmaps. > > I've used mga_vid for months. I've seen no corruption of anything and > my desktop is pretty big. I have dozens of windows with plenty of > pixmaps in all of them open all the time across 4 desktops of > 1280x1024 @ 32bpp (24bpp with 32bpp framebuffer). I have had bug reports. Just looking at the source does it not indicate to you that this can happen? Is your X just not storing any pixmaps in off-screen memory? Maybe this is what backing-store did for you? Look at the mga_vid code: it just uses the "end" of video RAM and hopes it is not being used !! If anything was stored in the last 2M of video memory you would be screwed! > > 3. mga_vid's API is too simplistic and does not support the a > > scaling rectangle or line strides like XVIDEO does. > > Since i've seen mga_vid display video just as xvideo does, i dont see > how these other features matter. I can scale an mga_vid window TONS > faster than xvideo and doing so repeatedly does not crash X, which > doing so with an xvideo window does, as well as slow everything to a > grinding halt when it doesn't. I have never seen X crash or even slow down while I am resizing my application which uses XVIDEO on my G400. Furthermore, my application uses the clipping rectangle features of XVIDEO which our mga_vid driver does not support because the API is so simplistic. I've talked to the mplayer developers about this and we all agree that the mga_vid code is messy and hackish and should really be rewritten. > Nobody said it was the best way, but it performs better than the > alternatives. The "triple buffering" that xvideo does you say, still > doesn't produce video output that looks as nice as mga_vid's. And by > looking nice i mean motion looks smoother on 24fps video. there seems > to be a barely, maybe unconscious perception of latency difference. I think your system is just slow then if you see smoother video with mga_vid. Do you think the mga_vid is a good design? How do you see it fitting into the X architecture for other car
Re: [XFree86] 2d performance info
Billy Biggs wrote: Hi Ed, I would rather discuss 2D performance than mga_vid but I am not sure where you want to go since your reply focused mostly on mga_vid. I'll explain my position a little better on mga_vid though, hope it's useful. I used mga_vid as an example of getting some more performance out of a slow video card, not as an example of how things should be done. Ed Sweetman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Don't trust this. The video stuff is often quite hacky and it's not very good, even for this 'well supported' card. Specs are widely available yet all of these drivers could still use a ton of work, and now the cards are getting quite obsolete. Dont trust it in what way? I have a G450, I've hacked mplayer's matrox driver to utilize the backend scaler for triple buffering and i've most definitely seen the difference compared to straight xv. It definitely works well on the G450 and support is nearly non-existant for any other card in this area as far as i know. OK here is what I know, tell me where you think it is wrong. With mga_vid the application writes directly to video RAM, a performance gain, and it is triple buffered to avoid tearing since the hardware page flips on retrace. XFree86 4.2 (finally) included the patch double buffered XVIDEO in the mga driver. XFree86 is now effectively triple buffered, since applications write to system memory, and you can have one frame queued waiting in video memory. So the only difference between mga_vid and XVIDEO right now is that with XVIDEO, the X server copies the next frame from system memory to video memory, while mga_vid lets the application write to video memory. There is no tearing in either, only a speed difference. Disadvantages to using mga_vid: 1. It is in conflict with the X server and fbcon drivers for the same hardware. Switching VTs while mga_vid is being used causes system crashes. There is no locking for these competing drivers. XVIDEO colour key gets out of sync with the mga_vid colour key. first off, mga_vid does not need fbcon, and everything is more stable when fbcon is not enabled and being used. I've yet to see mga_vid cause a crash on my X when switching VT's (not that you'd ever need to really). I dont know why or what color keys getting out of sync between the two video output methods matter since they use the same hardware and thus cant be used at the same time. Just like xv cant be used to display two video outputs on the same screen at the same time. I know mga_vid does not need fbcon, if things are more stable when it's not being used, doesn't this indicate that something is wrong? I wrote the mga_vid driver for my application, and I have had bug reports about crashes on VT switching. So has mplayer [1]. It indicates that the still developing fbcon code still needs a lot of testing and debugging and maturing before it gets to be something i and many others consider using. Plus, even when it is used, i dont see any increase in performance and in fact, it limits me to the use of only the lower 16MB of my video card's memory. 2. mga_vid assumes the 'end' of video RAM is available and does not coordinate with the X server for allocating video memory. It has been known to cause corruption of the desktop and app pixmaps. I've used mga_vid for months. I've seen no corruption of anything and my desktop is pretty big. I have dozens of windows with plenty of pixmaps in all of them open all the time across 4 desktops of 1280x1024 @ 32bpp (24bpp with 32bpp framebuffer). I have had bug reports. Just looking at the source does it not indicate to you that this can happen? Is your X just not storing any pixmaps in off-screen memory? Maybe this is what backing-store did for you? Look at the mga_vid code: it just uses the "end" of video RAM and hopes it is not being used !! If anything was stored in the last 2M of video memory you would be screwed! I suppose it's quite possible than even with all the stuff i do in X, i still dont use 32MB of video ram, and i've been lucky. 3. mga_vid's API is too simplistic and does not support the a scaling rectangle or line strides like XVIDEO does. Since i've seen mga_vid display video just as xvideo does, i dont see how these other features matter. I can scale an mga_vid window TONS faster than xvideo and doing so repeatedly does not crash X, which doing so with an xvideo window does, as well as slow everything to a grinding halt when it doesn't. I have never seen X crash or even slow down while I am resizing my application which uses XVIDEO on my G400. Furthermore, my application uses the clipping rectangle features of XVIDEO which our mga_vid driver does not support because the API is so simplistic. I've talked to the mplayer developers about this and we all agree that the mga_vid code is messy and hackish and should really be rewritten. I did it not 2 days ago. i have the v4l module doing xvideo scaling for xawtv on another desktop while i mess
Re: [XFree86] 2d performance info
Billy Biggs wrote: Hi Ed, I would rather discuss 2D performance than mga_vid but I am not sure where you want to go since your reply focused mostly on mga_vid. I'll explain my position a little better on mga_vid though, hope it's useful. Ed Sweetman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): I was originally looking to finding a place where a modern benchmarking of the most popular cards used with xfree86 are done. Either that or a list of extensions or features of an extension that are hardware accelerated by a card, much like how individual instructions are shown as being hardware accelerated or not in opengl for 3d support. I'd like to be able to decide if getting an ati card or nvidia card is the way to go for the future of X support if i dont want to use propriatary drivers A simple way of seeing the amount of hardware support for certain cards and the progress in working on hardware support for upcoming features...Stuff similar to how the dri.sourceforge page displays progress of support. I really really dont care about 3d, anything i can do to make the 3d performance of my card into 2d i'll do. Not loading glx, not loading dri in order to increase 2d performance ...these are guess and check things because everywhere you see people telling you to load these things for better X performance, without telling you that it's at the cost of 2d by sucking up memory or worse. Really i'm looking for something that is strictly 2d performance oriented in the direction and showing of progress in xfree86 drivers, in the same way that there are for 3d support. ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
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