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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 9.0 beta 2 : XFdrake and S3Trio3D/2X
From:       Pixel <pixel () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2002-08-08 16:06:57
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Aleksander Adamowski <olo@altkom.com.pl> writes:

> 1. Given that amount of video memory (4 MB), XFdrake lets the user choose a
> display resolution and color depth which cannot be handled properly!
> 
> E.g. I were able to choose 1024X768, 32 bits video mode. In that mode, screen
> content isn't refreshed correctly (e.g. background isn't drawn insinde windows
> and widgets, the root window isn't refreshed, the display isn't refreshed when
> dragging any window). After changing the video mode to 800X600 everything
> works fine
> 
> That's what leads me to conclusion that it has to do with amount of video
> memory and double buffering. In 1024X768, 32 bits video mode, the single frame
> requires 3MB of memory. When double buffering is being used, 6MB are required.
> So there's not enough video RAM for the video backbuffer (but I might be wrong
> :-) ).

I could try some tricks in filter_using_VideoRam (only used when
VideoRam is asked), but this may cause pbs

> 
> 2. When XFdrake is detecting devices, there is a very long period of time when
> detection process seems to be frozen, the system is unresponsive (all network
> activity, servers etc. are dead) and during that time the CD-ROM drive (hdb:
> SAMSUNG CD-ROM SCR-3231, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive)  tries to access the disc
> repeatedly.

As for the cdrom (open failed) access, I can't reproduce.

I do have some weird no reproducable pb with scsi needing resetting
when pci probing on my box. It causes the whole box to be frozen for
some time (around 1 minute)

> 3. XFdrake detects the amount of video memory, but presents a dialog asking
> the user to specify the amount of memory (the detected amount, 4 MB,  is
> pre-selected on the list in that dialog). It would be nice if there was a
> message informing that the pre-selected amount has been auto-detected and
> probably is correct (but that would just be a cosmetic enhancement).

4MB is the default, not the detected VideoRam ;pp

I'm going to change this a little, but anyway I don't wanna rely on
ddc probed VideoRam which is sometimes wrong (which caused the need
for the "Show All" button in 8.2)

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