Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 12:59:40 -0700 From: billn <billn@yelmtel.com> To: xfree86@XFree86.Org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: S3 Trio3D/2X Has Artifacts Message-ID: <3CE01B2C.AFBED74B@yelmtel.com> References: <200205131527.g4DFR7j60531@public.xfree86.org> <3CE00E92.CD45F8F1@yelmtel.com>
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For reasons which are not clear (I have no clue), after an unplanned reboot, the S3 Trio3D/2X no longer shows the artifact of leaving parts of the picture around on the screen. It still is too slow, so I still want to install XFree86-4-Server, which fails to port as per previous message. BillN billn wrote: > > I read your autoresponse and started to install XFree86-4-Server from > the updated (may 13) ports collection. It failed on an imake, the make > install log is below. > > I am copying this to FreeBSD as well. > > BillN > ====== > inst.log > ====== > ===> Building for XFree86-Server-4.2.0_2 > > Building Release 6.6 of the X Window System: - > > Mon May 13 10:06:24 PDT 2002 > > cd ./config/imake && make -f Makefile.ini BOOTSTRAPCFLAGS="" CC="cc" > clean > rm -f ccimake imake.o imake > rm -f *.CKP *.ln *.BAK *.bak *.o core errs ,* *~ *.a tags TAGS make.log > \#* > rm -f -r Makefile.proto Makefile Makefile.dep bootstrap > make Makefile.boot > cd ./config/imake && make -f Makefile.ini BOOTSTRAPCFLAGS="" CC="cc" > making imake with BOOTSTRAPCFLAGS= in config/imake > cc -o ccimake -O -I../../include -I../../imports/x11/include/X11 > ccimake.c > cc -c -O -I../../include -I../../imports/x11/include/X11 `./ccimake` > imake.c > cc -o imake -O -I../../include -I../../imports/x11/include/X11 imake.o > rm -f ./config/makedepend/Makefile.proto > ./config/imake/imake -I./config/cf -s > ./config/makedepend/Makefile.proto > -f ./config/makedepend/Imakefile -DTOPDIR=../.. > -DCURDIR=./config/makedepend > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/XFree86-4-Server/work/xc. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/XFree86-4-Server/work/xc. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/XFree86-4-Server. > > ======= > Original message to XFree86.org: > It works (S3 Trio3D/2X) under FreeBSD 4.5, but the images are not > correctly replaced when the image moves. (This leaves partial copies of > the images all over the window). (under XFree86 3.6 w/base install) > > Are there any driver updates since the Jan 2002 4.5 release? > > Thanks, > Bill Nicholls > ======= > > owner-xfree86@XFree86.Org wrote: > > > > --- This is an automatically generated reply --- > > > > Your message has been received and a copy is being distributed > > to all the members of the XFree86 support team. > > > > You might receive a response as soon as someone who knows how to > > respond to your question has time to do so. This may take anywhere > > from 5 minutes to several weeks. On the other hand, you might not > > receive an answer at all. 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