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| | MacDevCenter.com: Installing XFree86 on Mac OS X |
 | | XFree86 is an open-source implementation of the X Window System GUI for Unix and Unix-like (Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris) operating systems. | | | As of this writing, the semi-current revision of XFree86 for Darwin and Mac OS X is available as a binary package from the Darwinfo site, X11R6-4.01.tar.gz. | | | What tips do you have for those who are about to install XFree86 on their Mac OS X computers? |
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http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2001/07/17/xfree86_install.html
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| | XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions |
| | Starting with the 3.3.2 release the XFree86 X servers are installed without the set-uid bit set, and a small wrapper program ``Xwrapper'' which is installed set-uid root is used to start the X server after checking the command line and environment. | | | The file being referred to is included in the Xlib.tgz part of the XFree86 binary distributions produced by The XFree86 Project. | | | In general, The XFree86 Project is not publishing benchmark comparisons, because even if you think that a number like 'xstones' can capture the performance of a card, it is incredibly hard to create fair and comparable numbers. |
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/x-faq/xfree86
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| | XFree86 on Solaris |
| | This section assumes that you are installing Xfree86 for the first time, if you are upgrading an existing copy please refer to the release notes for further instructions. | | | The program will next check that you have the directory /usr/X11R6 (the standard installation directory) on your system and tell you that it needs to be in your PATH environment variable. | | | The XFree86 Project has traditionally focused on Intel x86-based platforms, but current releases also support other platforms. |
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http://www.geocities.com/~gregl/htm/Xfree86_setup_rev3.htm
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| | XFree86® Home to the X Window System |
| | The XFree86 logo was created and donated by Gary Swofford. | | | In short, XFree86 is an open source X11-based desktop infrastructure with our goals and purpose detailed in our Mission Statement. | | | Tell our Webmaster of errors or omissions on this page or anywhere on the whole site. |
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http://www.xfree86.org
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| | XFree86 |
| | Current (4.0.1 and up) versions of XFree86 compute optimal modelines from the resolution you specify in the Modes section of your X configuration file. | | | If you still don't find a matching entry then your video card may or may not be supported by the current XFree86 release. | | | He'll also show you how to launch your preferred window manager, desktop environment, and applications at Xfree86 startup. |
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http://longrun.org/wiki/XFree86
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| | FileForum XFree86 |
| | It is the underlying software that is between the hardware and graphical user interface (aka gui) that people see and use. | | | With 4.x, upgrades to the X server with new and unsupported hardware can be easily done and installed without undergoing the previous process of rebuilding an X server. | | | A new X.org open source project was created that continues development with a far more efficient organization that in a short period of time has brought real progress, while XFree86 has long been known to move along much slower than most people want. |
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http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/952715072/1
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| | S3 Savage support on XFree86 4.x |
| | I have been assured that XFree86 drivers are operating system independent. | | | XFree86 4.x will always use the XF86Config-4 file if it is present, otherwise it looks for XF86Config. | | | Rearranged the memory mapping and unmapping; a fix adopted by XFree86 seems to break kdm and switch to VTs. |
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http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html
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| | XTERM - Change Log |
| | Most of these are summarized in the XFree86 CHANGELOG (found in the unbundled tree, xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86). | | | In older versions of XFree86 and X11R6, it was possible to delay initialization of the menu contents until it was popped up. | | | Improve check for meta/alt modifiers by dropping the assumption that a keysym is associated with only one modifier, and by ignoring NoSymbol entries in the xmodmap data (XFree86 Bugzilla #924, patch by David Dawes). |
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http://dickey.his.com/xterm/xterm.log.html
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| | "Solaris XFree86 Video Drivers and Porting Kit" |
| | (XFree86 Development Snapshot / XFree86 4.4.0 RC 3) | | | Download binary package (2004-2-15; 2.8MByte) containing a "Solaris XFree86 Video Drivers and Porting Kit", built from XFree86 4.3.99.903 (XFree86 4.4.0 RC 3) development snapshot sources. | | | For use with Solaris 8, 9 or 10(beta) x86. |
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http://www.tools.de/solaris/xf86
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| | Sub-Pixel Font Positioning on UNIX mini-HOWTO |
| | Thanks to work by Keith Packard, XFree86 4 now includes Xft and Render, two extensions to the X display protocol which allow use of sub-pixel rendering. | | | That will be integrated into the XFree86 CVS tree after 4.2 stablizes; the existing Xft library will remain in place for backwards compatibility." With CB's support, this should make it into the Moz mainline. | | | If you're not using the most recent version of XFree86, it's definitely work upgrading; more and more hardware is gaining Render support with each release. |
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http://jmason.org/howto/subpixel.html
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| | Installing XFree86 It's quite likely that you obtained XFree86 as part of a Linux distribution, in which case downloading the software separately is not necessary. | | | Complete instructions for installing the XFree86 binary distribution are at [http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/ Install2.html] http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Install2.html. | | | New versions of this document New versions of the Linux XFree86 HOWTO will be periodically posted to [news: comp.os.linux.help] comp.os.linux.help and [news:comp.os.linux.announce] comp.os.linux.announce and [news:news.answers] news.answers. |
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http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/XFree86-HOWTO
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| | XFree86 gets underwhelmed by Linux distro support |
| | That probably makes business sense for the vendors given that X.Org is a vendor-oriented organization sponsored by hardware and software companies, while XFree86 is an independent group of volunteer developers. | | | Asked what the rejections by distros Red Hat, Mandrake, Debian, and now SuSE meant for Xfree86's future, project leader David Dawes told The INQUIRER he is "indifferent to the business decisions of these vendors". | | | He continued by saying: "I think this provides a good opportunity for XFree86 to cut out the middle-man, and go back to a stronger emphasis on providing our software directly to the end user as we did in the early days." |
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14511
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| | Solaris XFree86 Video Drivers and Porting Kit |
| | XFree86 on Solaris OE (x86 Platform Edition) is a freely redistributable open-source implementation of the X Window System that runs on Solaris operating environment (x86 Platform Edition) (See http://www.xfree86.org for details). | | | The Binary Edition is intended primarily for users who want to use graphic cards that are not currently supported for use in the Solaris operating environment. | | | In addition, the newest Solaris (x86 Platform Edition) video support and bug fixes can be obtained by installing the latest version of Patch 109401, which is available from SunSolve. |
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http://developers.sun.com/solaris/developer/support/driver/tools/video/video-index.html
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| | While we will attempt to provide backward compatibil- ity for the module interfaces as of the 4.0 release (meaning that 4.0 modules will work with future core X server binaries), we cannot guarantee this. | | | Using simple compositing operators provided by most hardware, Render can draw anti-aliased text and geometric objects as well as perform translucent image overlays and other image operations not possible with the core X rendering system. | | | Not all of the hardware drivers from 3.3.x have been ported to 4.x yet, but conversely, 4.x has some hardware support not present in 3.3.x. |
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http://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.2.0/RELNOTES
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| | FreeBSD: Several 'XFree86' ports vulnerabilities - The Community's Center for Security |
| | Note that any statically linked binaries which make use of the vulnerable XFree86 routines may still be vulnerable to the problems after deinstallation of the port/package. | | | The XFree86-aoutlibs port contains the XFree86 libraries from the 3.3.3 release of XFree86, in a.out format suitable for use with applications in the legacy a.out binaryformat, most notably being the FreeBSD native version of Netscape. | | | However due to the difficulty of developing a reliable scanning utility for such binaries no such utility is provided. |
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http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/102877/103
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| | Sao's Place - Fink & Apple's X11 |
| | "The XonX project is used by developers of XFree86 for Darwin and Mac OS X to share and distribute code and information. | | | All of the code developed is committed to the XFree86 Project's CVS server". | | | In Panther you can install it from the official Xfree86 Project, or install Apple's X11 implementation, based on Xfree86-4.3, or use Fink to install it's own Xfree86 packages. |
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http://homepage.mac.com/sao1/fink
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| | XFree86 on Linux-Mips |
| | In case someone is using XFree86 with a Radeon on a PCI based mips machine, this might be of some use too. | | | The X-Server in there is lacking all the recent fixes but the libraries should be fine. | | | 2002-08-05: Here's the current diff against XFree86 CVS including all the current fixes plus hardware cursor support. |
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http://honk.physik.uni-konstanz.de/linux-mips/xfree86
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| | LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - New HOWTO: XFree86 Font Deuglification Mini HOWTO - Table of Contents, Section 1 |
| | Introduction One of the most annoying sets of problems I have had to deal with is the abysmal default fonts and font settings of X (I'm talking specifically about [http://www.xfree.org] XFree86, other versions of X may be better.) Many programs use fixed width default fonts when a variable width font would be more appropriate. | | | It does come with a halfway decent courier font, but its Times and Helvetica fonts are simple bitmap fonts that pixelize when they are scaled. | | | Friday, March 23, 2001 02:07:09 PM XFree86 Font Deuglification Mini HOWTO Maintained by: Hal Burgiss hal@foobox.net Original Author: Doug Holland meldroc@frii.com v1.60e, 21 March 2001 How to improve ugly and unreadable X Window fonts. |
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http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/3163/1
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| | Using XFree86 4.x in a Linux Virtual Machine |
| | The drivers in XFree86 4.x are separate modules that are loaded dynamically by the main X server binary. | | | This is a bug in XFree86 version 4.0.1a when it is run in the presence of an ISA video card. | | | Early distributions of the XFree86 4.x X server do not work properly inside a virtual machine created by any VMware product because they do not include an SVGA driver for the VMware virtual video adapter. |
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http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/common/guest_linux_xf864.html
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| | 855patch, 855wrap, 845patch, 865patch |
| | Note that they do not actually allocate the memory, XFree86 must do that otherwise your system may become unstable because it is using unallocated memory. | | | Some of these computers don't allocate enough video memory so that XFree86 is only able to run at low resolutions and/or color depths (e.g. | | | Other X-Window systems (especially X.Org) should also work, althought I'll be only referring to XFree86 in this document. |
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http://www.chzsoft.com.ar/855patch.html
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| | TrueType Fonts on Debian XFree86 4.x Systems |
| | In previous releases of XFree86, you needed to use an external font server to handle TrueType fonts. | | | We will be modifying the XFree86 version 4 X server configuration file; on Debian this is | | | At the time of this writing, the only way to get XFree86 4 is via the Debian "testing" (or "unstable", of course) distribution. |
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http://www.paulandlesley.org/linux/xfree4_tt.html
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| | XDarwin is X11 for MacOS X |
| | XFree86 4.2.1.1 is a bug fix update to version 4.2.0.1. | | | August 14: XDarwin Project to Switch from XFree86 to X.org | | | The latest full release from the XFree86 Project, XFree86 4.2.0, is now available. |
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http://www.xdarwin.org
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| | XFree86 -- new license |
| | Red Hat is a strong supporter of open source software and technologies, and the new XFree86 license seems to be intended to restricting existing freedom for no real world technical or other gains. | | | I very much look forward to working together in collaboration with yourself, the Debian project, FreeBSD, Mandrake, SuSE, X.org foundation, the other BSDs, and any/all other interested parties on a true open source solution for the needs of X11 users and developers. | | | X11 has sorely lacked such an open and collaborative development environment for a very long time. |
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http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/x-packagers/2004-February/000004.html
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| | Multiple local XFree users under Linux |
| | Although I would love to see XFree86 supporting simultaneous layouts (without another instance) and a brand new keyboard driver, I don't have the necessary understanding of the project to implement it by myself. | | | In normal conditions, we both couldn't use the computer at the same time, in spite of the fact that it usually has a lot of processing power available. | | | And it has to be on Linux, because no closed source OS would allow me to make the changes that I need. |
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http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser
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| | Modified Oroborus for Mac OS X |
| | XFree86 is a free, cross-platform implementation of the X Window System (X11). | | | Release 4.1 of XFree86 included a version of XDarwin.app that worked fullscreen, but not rootless. | | | However, XDarwin is not a separate project from XFree86! |
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http://oroborosx.sourceforge.net/X11onOSX.html
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| | Fink - F.A.Q. - Usage (2) |
| | Some programs check for the availability of threading at build time, and then from then on believe that threading is available to them. | | | Since X11 beta 3 is expired, its X11SDK package (as well as the X11User package) is no longer available for download. | | | You can install X11 from X11.pkg on Disk 3. |
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http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en
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| | Cygwin/XFree86 |
| | Cygwin/XFree86 User's Guide to document all of these XFree86 components. | | | Install all Cygwin packages and set your Default Text File Type to 'Unix' when prompted; only deviate from these instructions if you are an expert. | | | Using Cygwin/XFree86 is documented in a step-by-step manner, with lots of pictures and examples, in the |
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http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/380/robocup/cygwin/Cygwin-XFree86.htm
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| | Getting Started |
| | If you don't feel the need to live on the cutting edge, you can save some time and effort by using the precompiled binaries available from the XFree86 Project. | | | So far it probably isn't very impressive as you might not even have a window manager running to allow you to move windows around. | | | There is a lot you can do to control how your windows look, how the windows are moved, resized, etc. You will likely want to get a better window manager than twm, which is included with XFree86. |
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http://mrcla.com/XonX/start.html
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| | Unix/Linux OS: XFree86 Woes |
| | I am trying to update my RH Linux 8 system but I am running into a problem... | | | You are here: Experts > Computing/Technology > Unix > Unix/Linux OS > XFree86 Woes |
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http://experts.about.com/q/1064/3290212.htm
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| | Fink - Package Database - Package xfree86 |
| | XFree86 is a free X11 implementation that supports Darwin and Mac OS X. This will let you run X11 applications and desktop environments. | | | The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must include the following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by The XFree86 Project, Inc (http://www.xfree86.org/) and its contributors", in the same place and form as other third-party acknowledgments. | | | XFree86 includes all of the changes Apple has made to their X11 release in Panther (minus the proprietary quartz-wm), as well as other changes and bugfixes. |
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http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/xfree86
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| | [hobbes.nmsu.edu] Search results for: XFree86 |
| | UAE for OS/2 XFree86 is an Amiga OS/2 emulator. | | | Extract font information from type 1 fonts for XFree86 | | | Port of XZip for OS/2 (plays IF games by InfoCom) |
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=XFree86
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| | X11 Configuration |
| | XFree86), this program is a console utility that is less user friendly, but it may work in situations where the other tools do not. | | | XFree86 log file names follow the format of | | | Configuration with Intel® i810 integrated chipsets requires the |
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http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html
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| | Synaptics TouchPad driver for XOrg/XFree86 |
| | Then change the TOP variable in the Makefile to match the version of XFree86 you are using. | | | If you have an older version of XFree86, you will need an installed X source tree. | | | This will compile a driver for XFree86 4.2.x, which will also work for 4.3.x versions of XFree86. |
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http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad
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| | XFree86 Information for VU#368819 |
| | Various vendors repackage and distribute XFree86, and may use settings and configurations different from those described here. | | | The following XFree86 4.2.0 binary distributions provided by XFree86 include and use a vulnerable version of zlib: | | | XFree86 versions 4.0 through 4.2.0 include zlib version 1.0.8. |
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JPLA-57Z2J4
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| | The Fedora Legacy Project |
| | XFree86 is an open source implementation of the X Window System. | | | It provides the basic low level functionality which full fledged graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as GNOME and KDE are designed upon. | | | Topic: Updated XFree86 packages that fix multiple security flaws are now available. |
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http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/RH9/2005-03-01-FLSA_2005_2314__Updated_XFree86_packages_fix_security_flaws.html
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| | Linux Magazine - December 2001 Feature Story The History of XFree86 |
| | Take a stroll down Memory Lane and learn about XFree86 -- from its humble beginnings to its current status as the official X. To view this content, you must be a registered user of the Linux Magazine web site. | | | Read about the Monarch Empro Enterprise 4-CPU, 8-processor 3U rack server |
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http://www.linux-mag.com/cgi-bin/printer.pl?issue=2001-12&article=xfree86
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| | Servers |
| | This is a binary only version of XFree86 3.3.1. | | | This is the first port of XFree86 to SCO Open Server, and is considered very experimental. | | | The Skunkware team hopes to add to this section in the future. |
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http://www.sco.com/skunkware/x11/servers
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| | XTERM - Terminal emulator for the X Window System |
| | Since a number of people on the Internet are looking for a good VT220 emulator, it seemed a natural follow-on project to make xterm a good VT220 emulator. | | | So I joined the XFree86 project to fix it. | | | I implemented a workable version of colorized xterm just at the point where XFree86 3.1.2B was announced, complete with a color xterm. |
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http://dickey.his.com/xterm/xterm.html
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| | Savage/MX and /IX support on XFree86 3.3.6 |
| | The server binary here has a few updates over fix08, which should be incorporated into XFree86 by XFree86 3.3.7, assuming there is a version 3.3.7. | | | To use the 3.3.6 code, configure X to use the generic XF86_SVGA server. | | | Neither I nor S3 Graphics can be held responsible for any damage which might be caused by this software. |
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http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html
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| | HNS - Ubuntu Security Notice - xfree86 vulnerability (USN-97-1) |
| | =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-97-1 March 16, 2005 xfree86 vulnerability CAN-2005-0605 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) The following packages are affected: libxpm4 libxpm4-dbg The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25.2. | | | If an attacker tricked a user into loading a malicious XPM image with an application that uses libxpm, he could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user opening the image. | | | In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. |
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http://www.net-security.org/advisory.php?id=4633
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| | 'XFree86 Calculator |
| | For rather complete information on XFree86 Modlines see Video-Timings-HOWTO. | | | This will calculate XFree86 Modelines for monitors given a few sync and blanking parameters. | | | If the "automatic 4x3 ratio" is checked then the vertical size is set based on the horizontal pixel parameter. |
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http://zaph.com/Modeline
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| | The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories |
| | All sites running XFree86 should upgrade to the new package. | | | These fix overflows which could possibly be exploited to gain unauthorized root access. | | | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] XFree86 security update (SSA:2004-043-02) New XFree86 base packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. |
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http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
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