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[Svetoslav S. <ga...@st...>]

Quoting hugo vanwoerkom <hug...@ca...>:

> I have a few questions on running unpatched X
> versus running patched X with the ruby patched
> 2.4.21 kernel:
> 
> It says in the "Quick XFree" documentation:
> 
> Set up it with command:
> $ echo "1" > /proc/bus/pci/hackvideo
>  Ordinarily XFree86 for i386 architecture use
> native built in XFree86 functions to steer PCI.
> Please add necessary lines in /etc/X11/XF86Config
> file, which tell XFree86 to use Linux /proc
> filesystem interface:
> Section "ServerFlags"
> Option "PciOsConfig" "1"
> EndSection
>  After this XFree86 is ready for multiple
> independed heads without recopiling from source.
> Of course i recommend usage of "2" (idea by Kim
> "kill" Lilliestiena) XFree86 patch.
> 
> 1. I cannot find any info on that serverflags
> option, is it described anywhere?

i didn't look in to it, but may be you can find smth on http://www.xfree.org

> 2. Do you have to initialize
> /proc/bus/pci/hackvideo every time with a "1"

yes, you have to.
you can add it to some init script.

> before starting X?
> 3. Why is patch "2" preferred to using an
> unpatched X (in my case Debian X 4.2.1)?
>      I cannot run the patched binary from
> http://startx.times.lv/XFree86-patched.bz2 
> because I get an "rejected from local host"     
>    error and I suspect that it is because it is
> not compiled with gcc 3.3 while the X that I have is.

3.1 because it prevent lock-ups, and work better for the "majority" of video
cards. if you check the video compatibilty list in my HOWTO,
for most( all AFAIK) cards in "works, but with some glitches" 
patch "2" resolves the problems.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/app_vid_comp.html

3.2 you can try the binaries from Andreas
(but i think they are compiled with older gcc-3.x, may be sid for 2 months ago)

http://www.schuldei.org/debian/bruby, or as apt repository 
"deb http://www.schuldei.org/debian/bruby ./ ".

best,

svetljo