Re: new kernel release
> > I had a couple, though it was on the last pre that called itself 2.2.0:
> > a) it was not possible to change the irq for soundblaster to the value=20
> > most cards use (5, and it defaults to 7? or is it vice versa).
> You can pass parameters to modules when insmod'ing them,
> ie insmod sb irq=3D5 etc.
hmm, i hadn't really thought of that; i've been relying on autoloading.
> > b) critical: it gave my xserver the blinkies. This is easy to do to=20
> > an AT24 chipset, but the only thing that usually does it is rvplayer=20
> > when the rv-server goes to heavy load (beats me why, but it crashes,=20
> > and it can't restart without a reboot, and goes into the blinkies). =20
> > Under 2.2.0, it went straight to the blinkies without giving me a good=20
> > session first.
> Try the svga server from 3.3.3 might be useful here. Grab the binary from
> ftp.xfree86.org and install it in /usr/local/bin, then point
> /etc/X11/Xserver at it.
It was already installed :( I had hoped it would solve the rvplayer
problem, and the artifacts when going past 8bpp, but it didn't :(
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