[1793] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Metro-X unstable and buggy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Shacklette)
Wed Oct 30 08:42:03 1996
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 07:38:25 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Shacklette <mshack@mcs.com>
Reply-To: Mark Shacklette <mshack@mcs.com>
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cc: Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
In-Reply-To: <199610300745.XAA42414@rho.ben2.ucla.edu>
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My experience is similar to the other views. I took a look at the MetroX that
shipped with RedHat 3.0.3, and wanted to run my Matrox Millennium 220 DAC 4MB
at 1600x1200 @ 80Hz on my Nokia 445X (21"). On MetroX, the highest refresh I
could get on the Millennium at 1600x1200 was something like 65Hz, a refresh
rate that would cause a migraine quicker than it can do five horizontal
refreshes.
I then tried AcceleratedX. I'm writing this from RedHat 3.0.3 using
AcceleratedX (1.2) and am driving the Nokia at 1600x1200 @ 80 Hz, just fine.
It's beautiful.
IMHO, MetroX is simply NOT ready for the big league, when it comes to fine
resolutions on top cards at good-excellent refresh rates. I haven't seen the
MetroX that ships with 4.0, but my guess is it's not substantially better
(correct me if I'm wrong--specifically concerning high refresh rates), but from
the other responses to this, I assume it's not. I would suggest RedHat rethink
it's choice of an accelerated X driver. Caldera has made a pact with
AcceleratedX and ships it with their product, so such a thing is practicable.
IMHO, Caldera made the better choice for an accelerated alternative to XFree86.
Mark
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J. Mark Shacklette mshack@mcs.com
Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago
jmshackl@midway.uchicago.edu
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