Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 13:59:04 +0200 From: Graham Wheeler <gram@cequrux.com> To: Michel Talon <michel@lpthe.jussieu.fr>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems compiling FreeBSD stable Message-ID: <39325B87.B24A1901@cequrux.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005251451210.28948-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <392E33A1.E1241EB0@cequrux.com> <20000526092859.B8115@stat.Duke.EDU> <392E8BEB.39C4916C@cequrux.com> <392EE4E0.6729CB13@gorean.org> <392FF0CF.DCBA309F@cequrux.com> <3930231B.D04BC457@gorean.org> <39322BD8.95736788@cequrux.com> <20000529131706.A717@lpthe.jussieu.fr>
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Michel Talon wrote: > > On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 10:35:36AM +0200, Graham Wheeler wrote: > > Doug Barton wrote: > > > > > > Graham Wheeler wrote: > > > > > > > The make -i worked for me. I did a make world without the -i afterwards > > > > and it went through clean. > > > > > > Glad to hear that. :) > > > > > > > Unfortunately it hasn't solved any of my problems with Xfree86 4.0 > > > > > > My experience with it is universally bad. I know it works for others, > > > but from what I've read the CW at this point is that if it doesn't work > > > for you, and you can't patch the source, wait. > > > > Unfortunately the Trident Cyberblade in the Presario laptop doesn't work > > with XFree86 3.x (even though it is listed as a supported chipset, I > > could only ever get it to work in 640x400x16 mode - and even that > > required some hacking; just using XF86Setup didn't do it). > > > > Anyway, I can kill some time writing a Synaptics touchpad driver; > > hopefully while I do that some X improvements will be made. With luck I > > may even be able to use my X on my laptop before it becomes redundant. > > 8-S > > > On the Dell Inspiron 3500 that i have, there is a Synaptrics touchpad. It > works very correctly with psm (and then /dev/sysmouse under X), except > the funny modes that one can activate in Windows (like dragging on the edges > to scroll windows). In any case one can even left click by tapping > the touchpad etc. It acts like a ps2 mouse. So does mine - until ((time()%random(300)==0), and then it goes beserk, generating what seems to be streams of random mouse events, with (under X) menus and windows popping up all over. -- Dr Graham Wheeler E-mail: gram@cequrux.com Director, Research and Development WWW: http://www.cequrux.com CEQURUX Technologies Phone: +27(21)423-6065 Firewalls/VPN Specialists Fax: +27(21)424-3656 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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