Re: xorg and xfree86

2005-01-08 Thread Matthias Buelow
Vulpes Velox wrote: Xorg beat XFree86 out in regards of features in the newest release. And in regards of bugs. I've never seen so many random BadWindow errors when doing remote X than I have with X.org. Not even old DEC and HP R5 servers were so bugged. But of course stability is for bean

xorg and xfree86

2005-01-06 Thread Duane Winner
Hi all, I was wondering if anybody could provide me with a brief explanation of why FreeBSD has made Xorg the default X11 implementation over XFree86. It doesn't really matter to me, I've tried it, it seems to work fine, and almost exactly the same. The only problem I've run into so far is is

Re: xorg and xfree86

2005-01-06 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 10:54:13AM -0500, Duane Winner wrote: Hi all, I was wondering if anybody could provide me with a brief explanation of why FreeBSD has made Xorg the default X11 implementation over XFree86. It doesn't really matter to me, I've tried it, it seems to work fine, and

Re: xorg and xfree86

2005-01-06 Thread Vulpes Velox
organization, and since we're in the process of moving from 5.2.1 to 5.3, it would be nice to have a little mention of why we're going to Xorg after my entire section for installing X is going to change from Xfree86 instructions. Xorg beat XFree86 out in regards of features in the newest

Re: Should I use Xorg or XFree86 for XServer?

2004-11-22 Thread Erik Trulsson
On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 05:57:21PM -0500, Doug Van Allen wrote: I'm going to install 5.3, but I now understand that sysinstall does not handle in install of XServer. It is a post-install duty. I don't know which is the better one to install-Xorg or XFree86?? Reading some vague posts about

Re: Should I use Xorg or XFree86 for XServer?

2004-11-22 Thread Louis LeBlanc
On 11/22/04 05:57 PM, Doug Van Allen sat at the `puter and typed: I'm going to install 5.3, but I now understand that sysinstall does not handle in install of XServer. It is a post-install duty. I don't know which is the better one to install-Xorg or XFree86?? Reading some vague posts about

Re: Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-19 Thread David Kelly
On Aug 18, 2004, at 9:28 PM, Eric Crist wrote: I've seen a lot of posts over the past couple months regarding installation of X.org. I was wondering, is it that much better than XFree86 that it's worth the hassle? If so, what are those advantages? On a new machine with 5.2.1 I decided to use

Re: Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-19 Thread Marc Fonvieille
On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 09:28:44PM -0500, Eric Crist wrote: Hello list, I've seen a lot of posts over the past couple months regarding installation of X.org. I was wondering, is it that much better than XFree86 that it's worth the hassle? If so, what are those advantages? In day-to-day

Re: Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-19 Thread R. W.
On Thursday 19 August 2004 03:28, Eric Crist wrote: Hello list, I've seen a lot of posts over the past couple months regarding installation of X.org. I was wondering, is it that much better than XFree86 that it's worth the hassle? If so, what are those advantages? Until 5.x goes stable,

Re: Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-19 Thread Justin L. Boss
Does anyone know is the nvidia drivers work with Xorg? On Wednesday 18 August 2004 09:28 pm, Eric Crist wrote: Hello list, I've seen a lot of posts over the past couple months regarding installation of X.org. I was wondering, is it that much better than XFree86 that it's worth the hassle?

Re: Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-19 Thread stheg olloydson
it was said: Does anyone know is the nvidia drivers work with Xorg? Hello, Yes it does. Check this lists archives for all you need to know as this topic has come up frequently over the last 6-8 weeks. HTH, Stheg __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail

Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-18 Thread Eric Crist
Hello list, I've seen a lot of posts over the past couple months regarding installation of X.org. I was wondering, is it that much better than XFree86 that it's worth the hassle? If so, what are those advantages? Thanks, Eric F Crist Best Access Systems 11300 Rupp Dr. Burnsville, MN 55337

Re: Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-18 Thread Jonathan T. Sage
Eric Crist wrote: Hello list, I've seen a lot of posts over the past couple months regarding installation of X.org. I was wondering, is it that much better than XFree86 that it's worth the hassle? If so, what are those advantages? Thanks, Eric - first up worth the hassle 1.) on a new install,

Re: Xorg or XFree86?

2004-08-18 Thread Vulpes Velox
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:28:44 -0500 Eric Crist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I've seen a lot of posts over the past couple months regarding installation of X.org. I was wondering, is it that much better than XFree86 that it's worth the hassle? If so, what are those advantages?