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- From: ellis@nova.gmi.edu (Stew Ellis)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Problem with xv + X386 mono
- Message-ID: <ellis.724361706@nova>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 19:35:06 GMT
- References: <1992Dec13.180938.2747@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
- Sender: news@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News)
- Organization: GMI Engineering&Management Institute, Flint, MI
- Lines: 35
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- ghod@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
-
- >I was going to ask about this in a previous post, but it slipped my mind:
-
- >I downloaded the binary for xv version 2.21 for use under SLS 98pl5. The
- >program runs, but it fails to display images correctly. It seems as though the
- >image is divided into vertical columns and the columns are out of order.
- >The only images I've tried loading so far are GIFs and they all come out the
- >same way. I do believe this to be a problem with the way it displays images,
- >not in the way it reads them, for the following reason: when xv is invoked
- >without any arguments, it displays an image of what seems to be an XV logo,
- >and this image is distorted as well.
-
- >I'm trying to run it under X386 1.1 (from SLS 98pl5) using the *MONOCHROME*
- >server. My system is a 386SX (16Mhz) with 4 meg RAM. X seems to work fine
- >otherwise. Does anyone have any idea what's wrong with xv? I have the compiler
- >installed, so if it's just a matter of re-compiling, someone please let
- >me know.
-
- >-Bill Paul
-
- >Assistant System Administrator
- >New Windsor Associates L.P.
-
- >ghod@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu -or- ghod@drycas.bitnet
-
- This seems to be a general bug in the Xfree86 mono server. I am running
- Xfree-mono on SVR4 and have the same problem. I believe I have seen a
- message from Dawes or Wexelblat acknowledging the problem.
-
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- Flint, MI 48504 ellis@nova.gmi.edu /________/ / / / /
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