Subject: Re: Update (was G3 PB video acceleration)
From: Christopher F. Baum (baum@bc.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 10 1999 - 10:08:28 MDT
Sounds like a wiener...could you specify exactly what you did to 'use
Xpmac'?
I have not been able to get Lyx to work other than on the console (i.e. not
from an X server).
Thanks
Kit Baum
--On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 8:19 AM -0700 Aaron Levitt
<aaron@ultimatewisdom.com> wrote:
> Well all.. I pretty much gave up on trying to get the kernel arguments for
> accelerated graphics to work with 2.2.10. No matter what I put in there..
> I got the same result. I tried other people's suggestions about checking
> my mac side.. and also a new XF86Config file to no avail. As soon as I
> put in the new kernel arguments my screen had these real strange effects
> and I never got through a complete boot. I even tried building my own
> kernel from the steps given from various other emails on the list, which
> failed at the make vmlinux stage.
>
> Finally, I ended up switching to Xpmac. It uses my accelerated graphics
> with no problems what so ever. It solves all the problems I was having,
> the speed in X is unbelievable, X doesnt crash when it is unattended for
> more than about 5 minutes, and all my applications work, including Lyx. I
> still dont use any extra kernel arguments and the box with "No Video
> Drivers" stays checked, everything works nicely. This seemed to be a
> quick and easy fix.
>
> On a final note regarding Star Office, I d/led it, but I couldnt get it to
> compile. Not sure why exactly. If I have time, I may play with it a bit
> more. But Gnome is coming out with another office suite that looks
> smaller and of course is completely free. Only parts of it have been
> released at this point, but it looks very promising. For more info check
> out www.gnome.org/gw.html.
>
> -Aaron
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