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Re: Metro-X
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Javier Hernandez)
Sat Nov 9 01:14:56 1996
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 01:16:18 +0100 (MET)
From: Javier Hernandez <fjherna@ibm.net>
Reply-To: fjherna@ibm.net
To: "William P. Maguire" <maguire@wiley.holbrook.k12.az.us>
cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <327F3BF0.582E@wiley.holbrook.k12.az.us>
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On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, William P. Maguire wrote:
> Khalid S. Al-Khater wrote:
> > I've tried to install Metro-X to work with my Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM (4MB) without success, every time I run startx the machine simple Hang. A couple of questions from a newbier:
> >
>> What is the advantage of using Metro-X over Xfree86 with a card like mine?
>> What am I doing wrong that does not make work?
> You are not doing anything wrong! Diamond does not fully support the
> card under Xwindows. Much thanks to Donnie Barnes. I took his
> recommendation and scrapped my Diamond for a Number Nine 771 with 4mb
> VRAM. Now, that's the only card I use. It is in 10 RHL Linux Servers I
> have. I could only get my Diamond to work with Xfree, and only in
> 400x600--no virtual! Do yourself a favor, monetary funds provided, and
> get a Number Nine 771! You can locate Diamond's home page on the net,
> they will explain, in a roundabout way, that some of their cards are not
> fully supported under Xwindows. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I
> suppose this didn't help you too much. Sorry.
Well, I have a Diamond Stealth 64 Video 4MB VRAM and I have run it with
XFree and MetroX without problem. I have it since one year ago aprox.
The only problem I have found is when I use MetroX and after I use XFree
that after leaving the X session with XFree I got the screen blank.
Actually I am using XFree because I found it faster than MetroX.
It is only my experience.
Best regards,
Javi, _____ fjherna@ibm.net
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