2.4 Kernel (was Re: question)

[aaron bukovac]

its really easy after you choose your vid card it goes
into the changing of the screen sizes after you make
those changes it asks you if you want virtual desktop
--- Rick Rosinski <rick@rickrosinski.com> wrote:
> About XFree86 4.0.2.  Once, I tried version 4.0 and
> tried to achieve the 
> virtual resolution functionality that I enjoy with
> 3.3.6 (which allows me to 
> have a scrolling desktop), and I couldn't get it to
> work.  Maybe I will have 
> better luck with 4.0.2?  Admitting that I am a
> newbie to 4.x series of 
> Xfree86, how do I set up this version of XFree86
> with a virtual desktop?
> 
> 
> On Friday 16 February 2001 00:36, you wrote:
> > i agree also if you have one of the evil ati rage
> 128
> > cards you should upgrade your xfree86 to 4.0.2 i
> can
> > actually get x to run finally since 4.0.2 was
> released
> > all the other xfree server said it would work with
> > them but upuntil 4.0.2 came out it wasnt true but
> yay
> > for 4.0.2 xfree86
> >
> > --- Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com> wrote:
> > > > I am using Slack 7.1 with a 2.2.16 kernel.
> > >
> > > Everything works fine, so I
> > > put
> > >
> > > > off upgrading the kernel until the new Slack
> > >
> > > version comes out (god only
> > >
> > > > knows when).  It is supposed to have the 2.4
> > >
> > > kernel.  It is much smoother?
> > >
> > > > What do you mean by that?  Is it faster, or do
> > >
> > > programs run without
> > > freezing
> > >
> > > > the system for a split second - as it
> sometimes
> > >
> > > does?  I want to upgrade
> > > to
> > >
> > > > the new kernel, but I don't know if my current
> > >
> > > installation is ready (and
> > > how
> > >
> > > > would I know whether or not I can run the
> > >
> > > kernel?).  I am hesitant to
> > > upgrade
> > >
> > > > to the new kernel because I will have to
> recompile
> > >
> > > a few apps that depend
> > > on
> > >
> > > > kernel code, and also because I don't know if
> my
> > >
> > > system will support it.
> > >
> > > > What are the benefits and / or new features
> that
> > >
> > > 2.4 offers?  Things seem
> > > to
> > >
> > > > be running o.k. with 2.2.16?  Should I even
> bother
> > >
> > > with the new kernel?
> > >
> > > Sounds like you didn't make the last plug
> meeting :)
> > >
> > > Basicly the 2.4 kernel handles ram and SMP
> machines
> > > a lot better.... among
> > > other things, but I think those 2 things are the
> > > main ones that are helping
> > > speed things up on my machine.
> > > As for "smoother", there is just this feeling
> that
> > > things run more at a
> > > constant speed without a lot of little bitty
> hichups
> > > in speed.  Everything
> > > seems to also run a little faster as well.
> > > Similar things can be said about the 4.0.1 X
> server.
> > >  That seemed to speed
> > > things up quite a bit, but I would only recomend
> > > upgrading if you know your
> > > video card is fully supported.  I had to wait
> till
> > > 4.0.1 till my G200 in my
> > > work machine got decent drivers, but now... OH
> > > WOW!!!  it's fast.   I had
> > > been running 4.0.0 on my home machine with a
> G-Force
> > > card, and nothing
> > > touches the speed on that machine...  It would
> scare
> > > you how fast it is.
> > > (The sproingies screen saver is a blur)
> > >
> > > You are probably best off just just waiting,
> > > especially if you know that you
> > > will need to recompile some programs on your
> system.
> > >  That is a sign that
> > > it's NOT ready for the kernel.  In my case, I
> just
> > > had to compile kernel and
> > > install it... thats it.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > >
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