Re: X problem and pkg_add problem

[arnuld <geek.arnuld@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On 5/13/07, Erik Wikström <erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote:

> On 2007-05-13 18:02, arnuld wrote:
> > i was unable to install X from "pkg_add" as pkg_add is not downloading anything.
> >
> > pkg_add  www.pkgsrc-box.org/packages/stable/DragonFly-1.8/All/
> >
> > just HANGS in there and doe snot do anything as my ADSL modem lights
> > do not blink. ic an open that address in Firefox right now.

> You need to specify which package to download also, not just the
> directory where it is. So you should have typed something like this:
>
> # pkg_add
> www.pkgsrc-box.org/packages/stable/DragonFly-1.8/All/x11/modular-xorg-server

> > worse is i get a message, something like this,  when i do startx:
> >
> > VIA(00): disabling DRI
> >
> > why so? i have this hardware and X on GNU OS (e.g. Arch, Gentoo) works
> > pretty wellw ithout ant DRI problems. i think that means i will not be
> > able to play videos properly.

> I don't think DF supports DRI, however that should only prevent you from
> using hardware accelerated video decoding (and I'm not sure that that's
> supported even under Linux), but with your computer you should still be
> able to play most videos (except perhaps from high definition). It will
> prevent you from playing hardware accelerated games however (though I
> doubt that there's any that'll run under DF).

NO, i do not want to play games. i just want to watch Bruce Lee's
unseen movies and The Matrix and Hackers :-)

without DRI, will i be playing them without any trouble ?



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