Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 15:29:10 -0800 (PST) From: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: Shawn Stone <shawn.stone@westal.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Metro X Server (RedHat/Caldera Linux) on FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980207152620.546M-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <34DCE4B4.9C35331A@westal.com>
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On Sat, 7 Feb 1998, Shawn Stone wrote: > I have (what I believe to be) a virtual terminal problem. Here it is: > I purchased Caldera OpenLinux over a year ago, before I was made to > realize that FreeBSD is a better product. One thing I did like about > Caldera, though (and about RedHat, for that matter) was the X server. > The only real reason I prefer MetroX is that it supports my card in > 16-bit color, whereas XFree86 does not. (I would either have to replace > my ISA card with a PCI one or revoce all but 14MB of RAM.) > > So I installed the Linux libraries, compiled Linux support into the > kernel, installed the rpm package, then rpm'ed the Metro X server onto > my system. All of that went without a glitch. Running MetroX (or any Linux binary X server) is probably beyond the scope of the Linux emulator. Have you tried a kernel with bounce buffers (such as the GENERIC kernel) and XFree86? Although at 16bpp, a 16 bit ISA card will probably be a bit slow anyways.. ---- A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip. - alex
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