From: rich@Rice.edu (& Murphey)
Subject: XFree86 README (was: X11)
Reply-To: Rich@rice.edu
Organization: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice
	University
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 07:31:34 GMT

>>>>> In article <BzABuw.Fv3@ra.nrl.navy.mil>, solsman@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Mark Solsman) writes:
MS> In article <1992Dec15.023831.18450@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> mkagalen@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (michael kagalenko) writes:
>Wise Men of the Net ! Where can layman get software to run X11 windows 
>on i386, including Unix ? (Available PC is connected to network not by 
>modem) Is there any FTP sites around ?
>
MS> Well, you could allways get Xfree386 for your intel unix.  I dont know of
MS> any free X-servers for msdos.

MS> Location?? I have no idea, why not consult archie.  He'll tell you where
MS> the sources are, and maybe even binaries that you can use.

You can find them on export.lsc.mit.edu (18.24.0.12) in
contrib/XFree86 as well as any of the mirrors that archie will tell
you about.

The text below from the README describes some of the featurs and
supported operating systems.  Rich Murphey






  XFree86 is an enhanced version of X386 1.2, which was distributed with
X11R5.  This release consists of many bug fixes, speed improvements, and
other enhancements.  Here are the highlights of the enhancements:

    1) The SpeedUp package from Glenn Lai is an integral part of XFree86,
       selectable at run-time via the Xconfig file.  Some SpeedUps require
       an ET4000 based SVGA, and others require a virtual screen width of
       1024.  The SpeedUps suitable to the configuration are selected by
       default.
    2) The fX386 packages from Jim Tsillas are included as the default
       operating mode if SpeedUp is not selected.  This mode is now
       equivalent in performance to X386 1.1b (X11R4).
    3) Support for LOCALCONN, compile-time selectable for server, clients,
       or both.  This support is for both SVR3.2 and SVR4.  For SVR4.0.4
       with the 'Advanced Compatibility Package', local connections from
       SCO XSight/ODT clients are supported.
    4) Support for the newer ET4000-based SVGAs which have high clocks and
       reported incorrect clock values with the standard version.  This
       support is automatic and does not require any Xconfig options.
       Note that the Diamond SpeedStar 24 (as opposed to the 24X) is an
       ET4000 board that is NOT compatible with XFree86.
    5) A command line option has been added to allow the selection of which
       VT the server will use, rather than having it try to find one on
       its own.
    6) Integrated support for 386BSD, Mach386, and Linux (previous versions
       required a separate patch kit).
    7) The server's configuration file (Xconfig) can how be specified with a
       command line option or an environment variable in addition to the
       standard methods.
    8) A monochrome version of the server which will run on generic VGA
       cards is now included.  This server uses just 64k of the memory on
       the VGA, and hence is limited to a virtual screen of approx. 800x600.
    9) Drivers for ATI and Trident TVGA8900C SVGA chipsets.  The ATI
       8514/A chipset is NOT supported.  Refer to the files README.ati and
       README.trident (in /usr/X386/lib/X11/etc) for details about the ATI
       and Trident drivers.
   10) New configuration method which allows the server's drivers and font
       renderers to be reconfigured from both source and binary
       distributions.

   

SYSTEMS XFree86 HAS BEEN TESTED ON
----------------------------------

Esix 4.0.3A, 4.0.4
Microport SVR4 [34].1
Dell SVR4
UHC SVR4.0 version 2.0
Consensys SVR4
MST SVR4
ISC SVR4
AT&T SVR4
Interactive SVR3 2.2, 3.0
386BSD 0.1
Mach 386
Linux