Slackware and XFree 4.2.0

Cujo · 02-07-2003, 02:48 PM

Hi guys,
i' m using Xfree 4.2.0 on Slackware 8.1 but all runs on a P166 with 32 mb ram so the X server takes up to 3, 4 minutes to start.Really slower than the 3.3.6 version (but i haven't slackware 7.2 or 8.0 cd's at the moment).There is a way to make XFree start faster ?
It can depend from my video card? ( S3 Virge Shocker DX 4 mb)
That's all
Thanks
P.S.
i apologize for my reaaaally bad english

Astro · 02-07-2003, 03:07 PM

It's mostly going to depend on your system specs....I would guess ram and video are on the top of the list. My laptop has an 8 meg video card but 384 megs of ram and a 600 mhz PIII, so X runs decently. I'm quite happy with it.

Half_Elf · 02-08-2003, 11:15 AM

a Pentium 166 is a real old computer. Slackware 8.1 use Kde 3.0 instead of 2.1 like Slack 8.0
Have you tried another GUI than Kde?

Cujo · 02-09-2003, 10:47 AM

My problem isn' t whit the window manager ( i' m using Windowmaker that is really fast) My problem is only when i start the x server.It freeze the computer for 3, 4 minutes than load the window manager.After those minutes, i can use WindowMaker without problems.It takes only a lot of time to start, and i like to know if there is a way to make the X server faster during the starting process.
Thanks