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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:3416 comp.unix.bsd:12153 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,alt.os.bsdi,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!convex!convex!convex!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: 386BSD vs. BSD386 Message-ID: <hastyC9GBBw.GyA@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <bigbobC9FK42.CpK@netcom.com> <hastyC9FwCw.Esw@netcom.com> <CPETTERB.93Jun30130928@mickey.javelin.sim.es.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 20:23:55 GMT Lines: 33 In article <CPETTERB.93Jun30130928@mickey.javelin.sim.es.com> cpetterb@javelin.sim.es.com (Cary Petterborg) writes: >In article <hastyC9FwCw.Esw@netcom.com> hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes: > > Very please to hear that it works properly for you. I know at least > 16 machines at work which the X server upon startup can crash the > system with BSD386 1.0 . > > >There are two X servers on the BSD386 1.0 release. The default >server is the one from SGCS, and I can't get it to work, and there >are many people who can't, but just switching to the other X server >(which just requires changing which file is called), and there are >no problems. If you didn't try the other server, I'm not surprised >that you had problems. The reason that the SGCS server is the >default is probably because it has more drivers that the other >server, but they don't function as well. Don't sell the other >server short! > If you enjoy running X at 1/10 of the speed of what SGCS is capable on the S3 801 or S3 928 is okay with me :-) We called SGCS and we managed to get their server up an running and it is fast. Hope you are enjoying your et4000 based card... Amancio -- This message brought to you by the letters X and S and the number 3 Amancio Hasty | Home: (415) 495-3046 | ftp-site depository of all my work: e-mail hasty@netcom.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming