Re: X freezing after 4.0.1-4 on S3 ViRGE/MX
>>>>> In <[🔎] 20001124004608.F1453@strider>
>>>>> Drew Parsons <dparsons@emerall.com> wrote:
>> The bit I don't understand is why X worked on 4.0.1-1 but started failing
>> later only when -4 came out (or was it -3 ? ). Isn't it all the same
>> version of X, 4.0.1 ?
No, 4.0.1-1 based on XFree86 4.0.1d, 4.0.1-3 or later (perhaps since
4.0.1-7) based on XFree86 4.0.1e. Please read changes.Debian.gz detal.
>> I'm currently on 4.0.1-5. Are these problems the sort of thing that the
>> latest revision ( -7 ? ) will fix? What's the most reliable way of checking
>> whether a new release is about to come out? They've been coming out every
>> two days lately, and with a modem connection, I'd like to wait till the
>> thing's more or less "steady" if possible, rather than download 20 odd megs
>> every other day. Is a new release already on it's way, or is it "safe" to
>> download release 7? I'm starting to despair the download already...
>> I'll appreciate any new advice, or even just a warm hug.
Branden Robinson said in other mail on this list:
>> Unfortunately I'm also moving up to 4.0.1f in -8, so you may have to update
>> the MANIFEST on m68k again. debian/README has more info.
And I checked CHANGELOG of upstream, some fixes comes out since
4.0.1f (after 4.0.1e). So would better wait to upload 4.0.1-8, I
think.
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ISHIKAWA Mutsumi.
<ishikawa@linux.or.jp>, <ishikawa@debian.org>, <ishikawa@redhat.com>
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