Re: old X, new 1.4.1pre

[Ignatios Souvatzis <is%jocelyn.rhein.de@localhost>]

On Sat, Aug 14, 1999 at 11:20:34PM +0200, ali (Anders Lindgren) wrote:
> Hello. I just did a binary upgrade from 1.3.3 to
> 1.4.1pre on my (pretty bog standard) A4000/040,
> but only installed the base, misc, man, kern and comp
> sets, leaving the existing X11 install from the 1.3.3
> installation alone. I didn't marge the etc set with
> my existing configs yet, but anyway that doesn't
> really concern X. Are there any issues with keeping an
> old X like this? It behaves differently now; the picture
> is a bit jerky (although with 8bit AGA, it is always
> painfully slow -- still waiting for my CV3d to arrive..)
> and the picture flickers every now and then, especially
> when I suddenly move the pointer or something.
> 
> btw, what's the current state of CV64-3D support in the
> X tree -- still just a dumb chunky 8bit fb? No 16/24 bit
> in sight?

Read the INSTALL.X11 document coming with the release.

> I got 1.4.1pre binaries because ISTR problems with kernel
> lockups in stock 1.4, but I want to compile my own kernel
> ASAP; what sources should I get at this point (or should
> I wait a bit?) -- there aren't any 1.4.1pre source-snapshots
> are there?

Wait for 1.4.1.; there will be a source snapshot.
Or use the release-branch sup collection, or anoncvs to get the tag
-rnetbsd-1-4-PATCH001.

        -is