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Re: elinux SVGALIB



>>>>> "BR99FW39" == BR99FW39  <BR99FW39@acs.wooster.edu> writes:

    BR99FW39> I have used Executor for X-Windows for some time
    BR99FW39> (excellent product) with almost no problems at all.
    BR99FW39> However, when I try to run the SVGALIB version, it slows
    BR99FW39> down incredibly (mouse refresh every 10 to 30 seconds,
    BR99FW39> no other responses observable, including system keys).
    BR99FW39> I have a pentium 75 with 16m ram, Linux 1.2.3, and a
    BR99FW39> ps/2 style busmouse.  (And an S3 video accelerator) Any
    BR99FW39> advice?  I don't actually need to run the SVGALIB
    BR99FW39> version, but it would be nice at times to run executor
    BR99FW39> without the overhead of X.  Advice?

We have a patch to Linux kernel 1.2.13 on ftp.ardi.com that you need
to run Executor/svgalib reliably on many systems.  Those patches were
long ago integrated into the 1.3.x kernels, so upgrading to a recent
1.3.x kernsl should also fix your problem.

-Mat


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