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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: Re: FAQ questions: X386.
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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 16:42:24 GMT
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In article <2AC68B02.12922@ics.uci.edu> bvickers@valentine.ics.uci.edu (Brett J. Vickers) writes:
>1. What are the minor and major device numbers for /dev/vga?
>2. Where can I find the patches for pccons and locore?
>3. Why is the installation information for X386 on 386BSD so
> damn terrible?
>
>All these things should be in the FAQ, but there isn't one. Help!
I disagree. The buglist, the patches, and the topics you note here should
be in the FAQ (although it is getting musty and will be updated soon).
A possible exception is the /dev/vga numbers, which would not be a problem
if you run the install program provided with the current X distribution.
If you steadfastly refuse to use an install program to install something,
an obviously indefensable position, then you can type:
mknod vga c 12 0
This is an exception because it truly is frequently asked, but it is only a
possible exception because, like 2 and 3, it is on the XFree86 FAQ which
is occasionally posted here (I believe by Amacio Hasty).
The "unofficial buglist" is a list of bugs. While these may frequently
generate questions, they are not, themselves, questions, nor do I have
any problems whatsoever with the fine job Nate has been doing.
Patches have been generated by a number of people, myself included, and
my small efforts in this area have only been to organize them so that they
don't conflict with themselves. The first "real" release of a patch kit
(Beta) is scheduled for 01 Oct 92. It *does* include the X patches as
well, but it is not intended primarily as a thing to make X work. The
size of the kit, and it's ability to install new binaries (supported but
not currently used) make it unsuitable for inclusion in the FAQ.
The installation instructions are a result of programmers writing just
enough documentation to allow their efforts to be used by the majority
of other programmers out there -- in other words, 386BSD and associated
software is what Peter would refer to as "hackerware". If you are a
technical writer, or you know one you want to volunteer, I'm sure any
efforts in this area would be greatly appreciated.
Terry Lambert
terry_lambert@npd.novell.com
terry@icarus.weber.edu
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