Zusammenfassung ueber den XFree86 Xserver, der u.a. in Linux Verwendung findet. =============================================================== Inklusive einer Auflistung der SPEA Karten . Diese Anpassung wird von XFree86 durchgefuehrt und verteilt, NICHT von SPEA. Diese Info soll lediglich unsere Kunden weiterhelfen, da wir selbst keine Unterstuetzung fuer die verschiedene UNIX und XServer Varianten anbieten. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary about XFree86 Xserver that is used from Linux ============================================= Including a list of SPEA boards . This adaption is done and distributed by XFree86, NOT by SPEA. With this info we only want to give a little help to our customers as we do NOT support the several types of UNIX and XServer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts from README and README.S3 for XFree86[TM] 3.1.1 The XFree86 Project, Inc 16 February 1995 XFree86 3.1.1 is part and at the same time superset of X11R6pl11 that supports several versions of Intelbased Unix and Unix-like operating systems. This release consists of many new features and performance improvements as well as many bug fixes. The release is available as source patches against the X Con- sortium X11R6 code, as well as binary distributions for many architectures. 1. Systems XFree86 has been tested on SVR4.0: o Esix: 4.0.3A, 4.0.4, 4.0.4.1 o Microport: 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2 o Dell: 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1 o UHC: 2.0, 3.6 o Consensys: 1.2 o MST: 4.0.3 (Load 2.07 and Load 3.02) o ISC: 4.0.3 o AT&T: 2.1, 4.0 o NCR: MP-RAS o SunSoft: Solaris x86 2.1, 2.4 SVR4.2: o Consensys o Novell UnixWare SVR3: o SCO: 3.2.2, 3.2.4 o ISC: 3.0, 4.0, 4.1 Others: o NetBSD 1.0, o FreeBSD 1.1.5.1, 2.0 o BSD/386 1.1 o Mach 386 o Linux o Amoeba o Minix-386 2. Supported SPEA/V7 cards in XFree86 3.1.1 S3 928, Bt485 RAMDAC, SC11412 Clockchip o SPEA Mercury 2MB VL 8, 15/16 and 24(32) bpp Option "SPEA_Mercury" ClockChip "SC11412" The "dac_8_bit" option is recommended. The SPEA Mercury 2MB VL was also supported in earlier releases of XFree86. S3 864, 20C498 or 21C498 RAMDAC, ICS2595 Clockchip o SPEA MirageP64 2MB DRAM (BIOS 3.xx) 8 and 15/16 bpp ClockChip "ICS2595" Clockchip support is only preliminary and on some machines problems with the first mode after startup of XF86_S3 or after switching back from VT have been seen; switching to next mode with CTRL+ALT+``KP+'' and back seems to solve this problem S3 864, S3 86C716 SDAC RAMDAC and Clockchip o SPEA MirageP64 2MB DRAM (BIOS 4.xx) 8, 15/16 and 24 bpp ClockChip "s3_sdac" (should be detected automatically) S3 964, Bt9485 RAMDAC, ICS9161a Clockchip o SPEA Mercury 64 8, 15/16, 24(32) bpp Option "SPEA_Mercury" (should be detected automatically) S3 764 (Trio64) o SPEA Mirage P64 (BIOS 5.xx) 8/15/16/24 bpp Note: there are some display wrapping problems with the Trio64 at 8bpp which have not yet been fixed. 3. Where to get more information Additional documentation is available in the XFree86(1), XF86Config(4/5), XF86_SVGA(1), XF86_Mono(1), XF86_VGA16(1) and XF86_Accel(1) manual pages. In addition, several README files and tutorial documents are provided. These are available in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc in the binary distributions, and in xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc in the source distribution. The files README.Config and VideoModes.doc should be consulted for information on how to set up the XFree86 servers. All supplied documents and manual pages should be read before contacting the XFree86 team for assistance. If you are totally at a loss, you can contact the XFree86 Support Team at . There is a Usenet news group comp.windows.x.i386unix that contains mostly discussions about XFree86 and related topics. Many questions can be answered there. The answers to common questions are found in the corresponding FAQ. For people without Usenet news and Internet mail access as a last resort snail mail to Dirk Hohndel The XFree86 Project, Inc. c/o AIB Software Corporation 46030 Manekin Plaza #160 Dulles, VA 20166 USA is a possibility, but don't hold your breath for an answer. 4. Source and binary archive sites Source patches are available to upgrade X11R6 PL11 from the X Consortium to XFree86 3.1.1. They and binaries for many OSs are available via anonymous FTP from (only European servers listed): o Europe: + ftp.fee.vutbr.cz:/pub/XFree86 (ftp://ftp.fee.vutbr.cz/pub/XFree86) (source and binaries) + ftp.gwdg.de:/pub/Xfree86 (ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/Xfree86) (source and binaries) + ftp.uni-stuttgart.de:/pub/X11/Xfree86 (ftp://ftp.uni- stuttgart.de/pub/X11/Xfree86) (source and binaries) + fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at:/pub/X11/XFree86/3.1.1 (ftp://fvkma.tu- graz.ac.at/pub/XFree86/3.1.1) (source and binaries) + ftp.funet.fi:/pub/X11/XFree86 (ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/X11/XFree86) (source and binaries) + ftp.laas.fr:/pub/netbsd/XFree86-3.1.1 (ftp://ftp.laas.fr/pub/NetBSD/XFree86-3.1.1) (NetBSD binaries only) + ftp.unipi.it:/pub/mirrors/XFree86-3.1.1 (ftp://ftp.unipi.it/pub/mirrors/XFree86-3.1.1) (source and binaries) + nova.pvv.unit.no:/pub/XFree86/current (ftp://nova.pvv.unit.no/pub/XFree86/current) (source and binaries) + ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/Xwindows/XFree86 (ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/Xwindows/XFree86) (source and binaries) In addition XFree86 3.1.1 is also available from ftp servers that mirror sunsite and tsx-11 for example ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de. XFree86 3.1.1 is also contained on e.g. most current Linux CD distributions. Refer to the README file under the specified directory for information on which files you need to get to build your distribution. Ensure that you are getting XFree86 3.1.1 - some of these sites may archive older releases as well. Each binary distribution will contain a README file that describes what files you need to take from the archive, and which compile-time option selections were made when building the distribution. Double check CD covers for XFree86 3.1.1 as well. -eof/16/02/95-