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Re: executor/1.99m/linux questions





On Mon, 29 May 1995 Wessel.Kraaij@let.ruu.nl wrote:

> 
> I recently upgraded from 1.99k to 1.99m and noticed that
> 
> 1. the cursor is inverted

	I found this with the black and white X server.  The fix has 
already been put in : use the -invertedcursorbug option.

> 
> 2. I can only run executor as root. Should I install executor suid
> root or make the executor directories writable for users?
> 
	It's your call.  I'd probably chmod the directory, but it all 
depends on the number of users you have (I'm root on my box, since it's 
all *mine*! :)

> My linux box (DX2/50) has 8 Mb of main memory. Executor performs
> rather slow, would executor benefit more from memory expansion or from
> processor upgrade?
> 
	I suggest a memory upgrade to 16+ MB.  Executor is quite memory 
hungry, and it uses X, so the X server will take up memory too.  To 
banish the swap daemon/demon a memory upgrade is a good idea.  BTW, does 
your computer use 30-pin SIMMs or 72-pin SIMMS?  If it's 30, you'll have 
to remove 4MB of RAM and buy 16 MB of ram (4MBx9 SIMMS) to go to 20 MB.  
For a 72-pin MB, you can just get an 8 MB simm to upgrade to 16.  (Or, 
get 16 MB and go to 24 :)

	(Of course, a Pentium/90 with 16 or 24 MB or so will run Executor 
faster, but who can afford that :)  Seriously, I run Executor on my 
DX2/66 just fine in 16 MB (just don't start many large xv processes).

	Good luck!

	- Chad
	
> 
> -- 
> Wessel Kraaij, OTS, 
> 
> WWW: http://ruulst.let.ruu.nl:2000/
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