Re: Xorg

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Feb 14, 2009, at 6:33 AM, Frank Wille wrote:

> Michael wrote:
>
> > To build a release with Xorg all you need is X11FLAVOUR=Xorg.
>
> In /etc/mk.conf?

That's probably enough - just somewhere where build.sh can see it.

> What happens when you simply do
> $ ./build.sh -m sgimips -U -x -X<path> release

You'll get XFree86.

> Isn't Xorg the default since 5.0?

Not on sgimips (yet) - didn't switch because we didn't have any useful  
drivers. Now we do.

> > In a related note - there are still some rough edges in the kernel
> > driver to iron out, like screen redrawing when X exits, picking the
> > right screen description and so on. I'll hopefully have time for that
> > in the next few days. X should be usable though.
>
> Great!
> Now I have a reason to invest 80 Euro in a new 1386 NVRAM chip. :)

80 EUR?! That's ridiculous. Isn't that one of these monstrosities with  
an embedded battery? I had a dead one in an U1, cut it open, removed  
the old battery and soldered wires in to use two AAs I had sitting  
around.

have fun
Michael

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