[H-GEN] Re: [H-ANNOUNCE] XFree86 3.3.1 now avaialble (fwd)

Colin R. Riddel crr at gil.com.au
Thu Aug 14 12:13:14 EDT 1997


Hi Andre

Done

I have most of it already
will get the resr tonite



colin


> Date:          Thu, 14 Aug 1997 11:06:27 +1000 (GMT+1000)
> From:          Andrae Muys <A.Muys at mailbox.uq.edu.au>
> To:            Humbug Announce <announce at humbug.org.au>
> Subject:       [H-ANNOUNCE] XFree86 3.3.1 now avaialble (fwd)
> Reply-to:      General Humbug List <general at humbug.org.au>

> If some one is going to download the RPM, could they bring their machine
> to the next meeting, and post a quick note to humbug-general.  That way we
> can save on bandwidth.
> 
> Andrae Muys
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 02:04:15 +0930 (CST)
> From: "Geoffrey D. Bennett" <g at netcraft.com.au>
> To: linuxsa at linuxsa.org.au
> Subject: XFree86 3.3.1 now avaialble (fwd)
> Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 02:04:22 +0930
> Resent-From: linuxsa at linuxsa.org.au
> 
> Forwarded message:
> > Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 11:09:35 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Erik Troan <ewt at redhat.com>
> > Reply-To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> > To: redhat-announce-list at redhat.com
> > Subject: XFree86 3.3.1 now avaialble
> > 
> > XFree86 3.3.1 RPMs are now available for Red Hat Linux 4.2 on the Intel
> > platform, from ftp.redhat.com:/updates/4.2.2/i386. Alpha packages will
> > be available within the next week (I have a plane to catch in twenty
> > minutes though, so they didn't get done today).
> > 
> > This release fixes numerous bugs in XFree86 3.3. For details, please see
> > http://www.xfree86.org.
> > 
> > All of the XFree86 packages have been PGP signed by Red Hat Software.
> > 
> > Erik
> > [snip]
> 
> Of course, don't get the packages from Red Hat's site.  Use
> ftp.netcraft.com.au:/updates/4.2/i386 instead.
> 
> Here's the announcement from the XFree86 web page:
> 
> > XFree86-3.3.1 is now available! 
> > 
> > Most binary distributions are in place and the mirrors are quickly
> > picking up the files. Please be patient when trying to download the
> > files and please check the mirrors closest to you first.
> > 
> > This is almost exclusively a bug fix release. If you are having
> > problems with a prior release, please try XFree86-3.3.1 first before
> > asking for help.
> > 
> > Highlights of the new release include 
> > 
> > - XFree86 3.3.1 includes The Open Group's public patch 2 for X11R6.3.
> > - Support for SCO Open Server 5 should now be complete.
> > - I128 Series II rev 2 chips are now supported. (including I128 DRAM
> >   cards).
> > - Various problems with the S3V server and the SVGA s3v driver have
> >   been fixed. Similarly, the ET6000 initialization problem are solved. 
> > - The Mach64 server will now correctly recognise some of the newer ATI
> >   chip revisions, including the Rage II+, Rage Pro and VT3. If you
> >   needed the ChipId/ChipRev workaround when using 3.3, you should
> >   remove those lines from your XF86Config file when upgrading to
> >   3.3.1. 
> > - An Xserver bug which could cause a server crash when using lbxproxy
> >   has been fixed. 
> > - Experimental, alpha quality Support for Matrox Mystique 220 and
> >   Millennium II 
> > 
> > Check the XFree86-3.3.1 documentation for more details. 
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> Geoffrey D. Bennett (geoffrey at netcraft.com.au)
> Computer Systems Manager, NetCraft Australia
> http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/
> Red Hat Linux Resellers: http://www.netcraft.com.au/redhat/
> 
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