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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: Alexander Indenbaum <baum@actcom.co.il> Subject: Re: Upgrading to Xfree86 3.3 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Complaints-To: Email abuse@news2.new-york.net if this posting is inappropriate To: phrank <frank@ip.lu> Message-ID: <EBwz66.GyE@nonexistent.com> References: <5ngur1$qqp@ss.netgate.net> <5nh43p$24h$1@polaris.eurocontrol.fr> <5njmka$mhq$1@thor.atcon.com> <339E6C9F.41C67EA6@ip.lu> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Trace: 866540810 21958 baum [192.114.47.1] In-Reply-To: <339E6C9F.41C67EA6@ip.lu> X-Nntp-Posting-Host: actcom.co.il Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 09:46:22 GMT Lines: 45 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43023 On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, phrank wrote: > Mike Digdon wrote: > > > > Ollivier Robert <roberto@eurocontrol.fr> wrote: > > > In the XFree86/XFree86-3.3 directory, you'll find the README and RELNOTES > > > files. You'll find instructions for the upgrade inside 'em. That's really > > > easy, save your previous config. file, extract the binaries/config. files > ... > > > Runs fine here. Just upgraded in the morning. > > > > Ahhhh, if only it were that simple. I tried to upgrade to 3.3, and I can't > > get it to work no matter what I try. > > > > I'm running 2.2.1 with an STB Lightspeed 128 video card. The only server I > > can get to run is the VG16 server. I know that works because I can run > > XF86Setup. However, if I try to use the W32 or SVGA servers, they crash, > > locking up all of the console. I have to reboot every time. > > > > I've tried various settings for memory, ramdac, etc, etc, and it won't start > > up. I've even tried selecting the generic ET6000 card. Anyone have any > > suggestions? > > sorry no solution ... i just would like to note thati have the same > problem using a hercules dynamite128v (also et6000 based) > > (i've 'downgraded' the SVGA server to XF32A ;-| ) Same here with Tseng et6000 card. Is there any sollution because 3.2a is about to expire? Do XFree86 guys know about problem with et6000 support in 3.3? > > -frank > > Alexander Indenbaum baum@actcom.co.il FreeBSD - Unix for PCs http://www.freebsd.org/