Subject: Re: X 4.x and ISA
To: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.de>
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/18/2004 17:54:17
> 	Florian <netbsd@wolfnode.de> writes:
> > But that 4.x doesn't seem to like non-PCI cards, right?
>
> Version 4.2.0 (NetBSD 1.6) and 4.2.1 (NetBSD 1.6.1) lacked support for lots
> of old cards. 4.3.0 (NetBSD 1.6.2) has improved this situation. You could
> try to download a snapshot herE:
>
> ftp://releng.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-1-6-PATCH002-RC4/
>
> > So does anyone know how to enable that in 4.x (otherwise I'm gonna install
> > 1.5 that comes with 3.3.6) ?
>
> Installing 1.5 is a bit to drastic. You can still build the old X11 servers
> with "pkgsrc/x11/xservers" and use them with XFree86 4.x.
>

or better build X 3.3.6 - it takes much less memory and isn't faster on
older hardware - while X 4.x is much faster on modern hardware