Re: wanna try x4, but will it improve my experience?
* Nathan Pilatzke <nathanp@iosphere.net> [000908 18:06]:
> I want to try XFree4, and the debs are sounding pretty stable now
> (although I might just install from source for testing before I trash
> 3.3.6). Can anyone tell me if it will improve my graphics performance,
> because I'm not using fancy hardware, just an older laptop with a Chips &
> Tech 1MB 800x600x8bit display w/P133 32MB. I was hoping that XFree4 might
> at the least require less memory than the 3.3.6 SVGA server, what do you
> think?
It probably won't improve your performance. I think it has lower memory
usage (mine right now is taking 20 megs, g400 running two monitors) --
but I have no hard numbers.
THe only reason to upgrade right now is because you like to play with
neat toys, or like providing quality bug reports. :)
--
Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/
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