[TCLUG] Question about XFree86 4.x

[jeffr at odeon.net]

I've tried KDE, Gnome (with Sawfish) and Enlightenment.  Same problem with
each.

Jeff

On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Austad, Jay wrote:

> What window manager are you using?  Did you try a different one?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jeffr at odeon.net [mailto:jeffr at odeon.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 10:32 AM
> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > Subject: [TCLUG] Question about XFree86 4.x
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Heya folks, I've got a NEC Versa SX notebook (P-II, 366 MHz, 
> > 64 megs ram,
> > 4 gig hard drive, Trident 9388 video with 2 megs ram).  I was 
> > trying to
> > put Mandrake 7.2 on it (which includes XFree86 4.0.1).  The 
> > install runs
> > fine, it properly detects the video chipset, and when X starts I get a
> > nifty penguin background, but none of the windows work (they are all
> > transparent, just showing the outline of the windows but none 
> > of the text
> > or color/shading that should normally be in the window).  
> > This happens at
> > all resolutions and depths that I've tried (from 8bpp at 
> > 640x480 through
> > 16bpp at 1024x768).  Going back down to XFree86 3.3.6 works 
> > fine.  I also
> > tried XFree86 4.0.2, but encountered the same problem as with XFree86
> > 4.0.1.
> > 
> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated,
> > 
> > Jeff
> > 
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