> Uwe Thiem wrote:
>
> > Hi all!
> >
> > I'm trying to run X as in XFree86-SVGA-3.3.2-13.alpha.rpm (RH 5.1) on
> > an Elsa Winner 2000AVI/3D card with 4 MB ram. (Forget about the
> > S3V server.) With a colour depth > 8 bpp I always get:
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > no screens found
> >
> > It used to work with RH 4.2, at least up to 16 bpp.
> >
> > Anybody with the same problem? Or even better with a solution?
>
> I had this same problem when I built XFree86 3.3.2 using egcs. This is in
> the egcs FAQ, under the obscure heading "Problems building Linux kernels"
> (http://egcs.cygnus.com/faq.html#linuxkernel). It's actually a kernel bug,
> which causes problems because of aggressive optimization of X by egcs. The
> old gcc, the one which came with RH 4.2, compiles a working XFree86.
Thanx for your quick reply!
Just the X server or do I have to compile all the X libraries as well?
>
> The funny thing is that RedHat would ship an XFree86 RPM with this problem.
> They really should know better.
Well, it's RedHat. 'Buggier and buggier', said Alice. ;-) During
installation it forces you to install the S3V server with no chance to
switch to SVGA. Unfortunately there isn't much choice for alphas. Delix
dropped their alpha distribution. SuSE isn't quite there. Stampede
thinks about one. Well, Debian. When I installed Yggdrasil last time back
in 1993 installation was easier than with Debian.
>
> Question: since it's a kernel bug, does an egcs-built XFree86 work on the
> newest 2.1 kernels, anybody?
That would be interesting, indeed.
Uwe
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