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Late Release Notes for XFree86/OS2 3.3
(last updated: 3 Jun 97)
This file contains latest information that did not make it into
the documentation by the time the version 3.3 was finalized.
- Read the XOS2FAQ.HTM file which comes with this distribution.
This file is HTML code and is best read with a Web reader, e.g. explore
or netscape. It is located in the \XFree86\lib\X11\doc directory.
- I have once promised that "the next XFree86" version will be "completely
different" to current versions. Well, this referred to the version 4.0
which had to be deferred because of the approaching expiry date for 3.2A.
I have already had a working pre-4.0 alpha version, so these big changes
promised are not vaporware. As soon as 3.3 is out of the door, we'll
continue on this codebase.
- A problem has been found shortly before the finalization of XFree86-3.3
with Matrox Millenium boards. If you have such a board, AND have installed
the OS/2 Matrox driver 2.11, the X server will fail to probe the
card correctly, and will fail entirely then. In this case, go through
the standard xf86config dialogue and select a Millenium as usual, but then
edit the resulting XConfig file with an editor and add the following
line in the "ServerFlags" section:
PCIProbe2
This should fix the problem, and the server will work again. Alternatively,
you can also return to previous (2.04 or older) drivers; however, I have
been told that the 2.11 drivers behave better concerning switches between
PM and X.
- There has been rumor that "the next version" will contain OpenGL support.
While there might be some XFree86 servers for some platforms which can
load a special OpenGL runtime module, the XFree86/OS2 servers won't. "The
next version" again refers to XFree86-4.0, which will deal with such
a runtime module.
- Xprt, Xnest, and Xvfb are broken in this version, and are not in the
distribution (XF33prt.zip, XF33nest.zip, XF33vfb.zip) even if some other
docs claim the converse. These three programs are not too interesting
anyway, IMHO.
- I've got several reports that FP26 caused problems with XFree86 in 3.2 and
3.2A (server won't start up, even when no other configuration problem
exists, or crash intermittingly). Unfortunately, I can't reproduce the
effect, but you should be warned if you use Warp 3 with FP26. Going back
to an earlier FP (e.g. 17 or 22) or upgrading to Warp 4 has been reported
to cure the problem.
- XF86SUP.SYS hasn't been changed since 3.2A, so if you upgrade from the 3.2A
version, you don't need a reboot.
- If you have a RageII+ card (not a normal Mach64 264GT), the following
might work for you. Add the following lines to the
- As always, there is some goodie hidden in the distributed xinitrc.cmd file
which is not in the standard XFree86-non-OS/2 distribution.
- Reporting bugs:
There is the official XFree86/OS2 bugs page <http://set.gmd.de/~veit/os2/xf86bugs.html>
which is updated when new bugs are found (maybe even together with
a workaround). Please consult this page before reporting a bug.
Read the FAQ and ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS that are available before claiming
something is a bug.
Older versions, such as 3.2 and 3.2A are no longer supported, once
XFree86-3.3 is available. I won't react to bug reports that refer
to old code (unless you find out that XYZZY worked with an old version
of XFree86, and now no longer does).
See the FAQ about the information needed to report a problem.
- Commercial users: there is no warranty, nor do you have any title
on getting an immediate fix. Read the file COPYRIGHT for details.
- If you would like to write an article in a newspaper or magazine about this
system, please feel free to do this (but understand: you get what you
have paid for - it is usually considered as bad style to bash on software
which you get for free).