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Re: Metro-X unstable and buggy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kirill Shtengel)
Wed Oct 30 03:44:31 1996
From: "Kirill Shtengel" <kirill@ucla.edu>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:45:03 +0000
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> At 01:11 PM 10/27/96 -0600, you wrote:
> >I've found Metro-X to be very unstable on my RedHat 4.0 system. I use and
> >Imagine 128 (4MB up to 1600x1200) with a Sony 17sfII monitor. I have a
> >Micron P166 with 32MB of RAM. I noticed that when I run programs like
> >Netscape and Arena the windows are not drawn correctly; when I scroll
> >blocks of white scroll outside of the main windows. The whole system will
> >lock up generally when I use the backspace key while in the URL entry
> >field in both Red Baron and Netscape.
> >
> >I decided to do a test with the Accelerated X demo from Xinside.
> >Accelerated X works fine and I don't see any of the problems experienced
> >with Metro-X. Are there plans do fix Metro-X or should I just swithc to
> >Accelerated X. Overall I am happy with RedHat 4.0, but I need real support
> >for my Number Nine card, currently XFree does not support the I-128 in
> >accelerated mode.
> >
Amazingly enough, I am in the very same situation: Accel-X Demo works
fine (apart from the 10 min time limit) while both XFree and
Metro-X fail to go above 640x480. The annoying thing in my case is
that my videocard is a rather old Compaq integrated card, CL-5420 based,
which is CLAIMED TO BE SUPPORTED by both XFree & Metro-X.
Both however seem to have a very similar bug that makes me very
suspicious whether Metro-X people just copied a buggy XFree driver.
And, because of the age of my computer (2 years = obsolete), I have
no hope that any future releases of XFree will help me.
Anyways, I highly support the idea that RedHat switches to
Accelerated X, I believe it deserves something better than Metro-X.
Meanwhile, should anyone express the opposite opinion (Accel-X sucks,
Metro-X rules), I am willing to trade! Send me a private e-mail.
Kirill Shtengel
(kirill@ucla.edu)
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