pre-release 4.0.1-10 packages available for building

2000-12-03 Thread Branden Robinson
[Please reply to debian-x; I do not subscribe to the other lists.] People have been grumbling (rightfully) about the xfree86 package's MANIFEST file causing problems. So in an effort make to sure that people can get debian/*.$(ARCH) files for their architecture that will work out of the box for

i386 Rage128 users, please test 4.0.1-9pre10v1

2000-12-03 Thread Branden Robinson
Dan Jacobowitz supplied a patch for powerpc that he fears might break the r128 driver on i386. It compiled, but whether it works is another question. I'd appreciate it if someone with this kind of video card could see if pre10v1 is any worse than -9 when it comes to r128 support. Also, the

Low resolution modes broken in XF4.0.1g (4.0.1-9.deb's)?

2000-12-03 Thread reiner
Hallo all, The following XF86Config was working with the low resolution-modes on XF 4.01.e (4.0.1-5 deb's). Now they don't work :-( The Xlogfile says: (WW) TDFX(0): mode "512x384" deleted (no mode of this name) (WW) TDFX(0): mode "320x240" deleted (no mode of this name) (WW) TDFX(0): Mode

User not authorized to run the X server?

2000-12-03 Thread Frederik Vanrenterghem
On my quest to get a working X, I've encountered yet another problem: doing startx as a normal user gives me the error message mentioned in the subject. Since my system always crashed hard before doing startx, I'm reluctant to try it out as root ;-) What did I overlook this time? -- Wake now

half-offtopic-kde

2000-12-03 Thread Debian User
Sorry post this here, but im lost. Im trying install Kde2.0... I hava all .deb files, but that dont work with dselect, because of missing Packages.gz file list. So there is some tool to gerate that? Kde site say dpkg -i wanted package, but there is some tens of files, and i would like take

XFree86 4 and vmware / DGA

2000-12-03 Thread Johannes Zellner
Hi, did anyone manage to run vmware-2 fullscreen with DGA on XFree86 4.x ? -- I get the vmware message: Your X server does not support XFree86 DGA accelerated graphics on your display hardware. Full-screen SVGA mode will not have acceleration. You may be able to download an

Re: XFree86 4 and vmware / DGA

2000-12-03 Thread Johannes Zellner
On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 06:19:37PM -0500, Richard Ayotte wrote: Vmware 2.0.3 works fine on my Woody system, full screen and in a window. I didn't have to do anything to my X configuration to get it working either. I've got Matrox G200 and I'm using the 2.4.0test10 kernel with DRM/DRI.

KDrive

2000-12-03 Thread Juliusz Chroboczek
Dear Branden, dear all, The very latest versions of XFree86 include the KDrive X servers written by Keith Packard. The KDrive servers are designed to be particularly small (they were written for the needs of Linux on handhelds), and self-contained: a KDrive server includes built-in versions of

Re: User not authorized to run the X server?

2000-12-03 Thread dude
if you are using xfree86 have you ran dexter? On Sun, 3 Dec 2000, Frederik Vanrenterghem wrote: On my quest to get a working X, I've encountered yet another problem: doing startx as a normal user gives me the error message mentioned in the subject. Since my system always crashed hard

sorry, I can't build 4.0.1-9pre10v1 for powerpc

2000-12-03 Thread Branden Robinson
My build box has a slight problem: make[7]: Entering directory `/home/branden/xfree86/xfree86-4.0.1/build-tree/xc/lib/GL/mesa/src/drv/gamma' rm -f gamma_gl.o gcc -c -O2 -g -fsigned-char -I../../../../../../lib/X11 -I../../../../../../include/extensions -I. -I.. -I../../include

Re: sorry, I can't build 4.0.1-9pre10v1 for powerpc

2000-12-03 Thread Eric Reischer
Appears to be a memory/swap related problem. Open up another tty and run 'top' while the make is going on, and watch your total free memory and your total free swap..they might get too small for cc to run successfully. (VM is the virtual memory driver) Eric At 12:17 AM 12/4/00 ,

Backspace key acting as delete button in X3.

2000-12-03 Thread Justin Wheeler
I don't know how many people have run into this problem, but I personally did, and then I saw a few people complaining on IRC about it, so I thought I'd take this chance to point out the problem. If you're still running X3, and you've put the X packages on hold, and you use woody, then you may

pre-release 4.0.1-10 packages available for building

2000-12-03 Thread Branden Robinson
[Please reply to debian-x; I do not subscribe to the other lists.] People have been grumbling (rightfully) about the xfree86 package's MANIFEST file causing problems. So in an effort make to sure that people can get debian/*.$(ARCH) files for their architecture that will work out of the box for

i386 Rage128 users, please test 4.0.1-9pre10v1

2000-12-03 Thread Branden Robinson
Dan Jacobowitz supplied a patch for powerpc that he fears might break the r128 driver on i386. It compiled, but whether it works is another question. I'd appreciate it if someone with this kind of video card could see if pre10v1 is any worse than -9 when it comes to r128 support. Also, the

Low resolution modes broken in XF4.0.1g (4.0.1-9.deb's)?

2000-12-03 Thread reiner
Hallo all, The following XF86Config was working with the low resolution-modes on XF 4.01.e (4.0.1-5 deb's). Now they don't work :-( The Xlogfile says: (WW) TDFX(0): mode 512x384 deleted (no mode of this name) (WW) TDFX(0): mode 320x240 deleted (no mode of this name) (WW) TDFX(0): Mode 512x384

User not authorized to run the X server?

2000-12-03 Thread Frederik Vanrenterghem
On my quest to get a working X, I've encountered yet another problem: doing startx as a normal user gives me the error message mentioned in the subject. Since my system always crashed hard before doing startx, I'm reluctant to try it out as root ;-) What did I overlook this time? -- Wake now my

Re: User not authorized to run the X server?

2000-12-03 Thread Peter Toneby
On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 04:36:05PM +0100, Frederik Vanrenterghem wrote: On my quest to get a working X, I've encountered yet another problem: doing startx as a normal user gives me the error message mentioned in the subject. Since my system always crashed hard before doing startx, I'm

Xlib Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)

2000-12-03 Thread Alexander Kotelnikov
Hello. After upgrade to X4 my X package xboing has troubles..I had to patch it to use default colormap, because if it do not I get fatal error(s): XBoing - Error: Xlib Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) What changes in xlib could affect xboing so much? Thanks and please, Cc: me

half-offtopic-kde

2000-12-03 Thread Debian User
Sorry post this here, but im lost. Im trying install Kde2.0... I hava all .deb files, but that dont work with dselect, because of missing Packages.gz file list. So there is some tool to gerate that? Kde site say dpkg -i wanted package, but there is some tens of files, and i would like take

Re: half-offtopic-kde

2000-12-03 Thread Seth Arnold
Greetings Debian User, you should consider debian-user@lists.debian.org isntead of debian-x -- this mail list is intended for X developers. As for your question, something like: dpkg -i kde*deb in the directory you downloaded all the kde debs ought to do the job. BTW -- why not just use apt with

XFree86 4 and vmware / DGA

2000-12-03 Thread Johannes Zellner
Hi, did anyone manage to run vmware-2 fullscreen with DGA on XFree86 4.x ? -- I get the vmware message: Your X server does not support XFree86 DGA accelerated graphics on your display hardware. Full-screen SVGA mode will not have acceleration. You may be able to download an updated

Re: XFree86 4 and vmware / DGA

2000-12-03 Thread Seth Arnold
[Do you ever have one of those days when it just isn't obvious what quoting would be best to trim? This is one of those days. :] * Johannes Zellner [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001203 13:20]: Hi, did anyone manage to run vmware-2 fullscreen with DGA on XFree86 4.x ? -- I get the vmware message:

Re: XFree86 4 and vmware / DGA

2000-12-03 Thread Richard Ayotte
Vmware 2.0.3 works fine on my Woody system, full screen and in a window. I didn't have to do anything to my X configuration to get it working either. I've got Matrox G200 and I'm using the 2.4.0test10 kernel with DRM/DRI. What does the log say? Rich Johannes Zellner wrote: Hi, did anyone

KDrive

2000-12-03 Thread Juliusz Chroboczek
Dear Branden, dear all, The very latest versions of XFree86 include the KDrive X servers written by Keith Packard. The KDrive servers are designed to be particularly small (they were written for the needs of Linux on handhelds), and self-contained: a KDrive server includes built-in versions of

sorry, I can't build 4.0.1-9pre10v1 for powerpc

2000-12-03 Thread Branden Robinson
My build box has a slight problem: make[7]: Entering directory `/home/branden/xfree86/xfree86-4.0.1/build-tree/xc/lib/GL/mesa/src/drv/gamma' rm -f gamma_gl.o gcc -c -O2 -g -fsigned-char -I../../../../../../lib/X11 -I../../../../../../include/extensions -I. -I.. -I../../include

Re: sorry, I can't build 4.0.1-9pre10v1 for powerpc

2000-12-03 Thread Eric Reischer
Appears to be a memory/swap related problem. Open up another tty and run 'top' while the make is going on, and watch your total free memory and your total free swap..they might get too small for cc to run successfully. (VM is the virtual memory driver) Eric At 12:17 AM 12/4/00 ,

Backspace key acting as delete button in X3.

2000-12-03 Thread Justin Wheeler
I don't know how many people have run into this problem, but I personally did, and then I saw a few people complaining on IRC about it, so I thought I'd take this chance to point out the problem. If you're still running X3, and you've put the X packages on hold, and you use woody, then you may