Bugs found so far in XFree86/OS2 3.1.2E
Last updated 7 Jul 96 19:07 CET (DST)
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Generally, please ensure, that you have NO HARDWARE CONFLICTS, and that your
system runs stable in general. Flaky hardware and improper OS/2 configuration
may hide various effects or cause problems that wouldn't be there otherwise.
Don't expect that XFree86/OS2 can turn an instable OS/2 into a stable one.
List of recent files
The following is the list of recent file dates and sizes from the main
archive at ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/beta/OS2. If your archives or files
differ from that, you have old versions (likely from some other archive).
Obtain the recent files!
total 71604
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 886852 May 22 10:43 312E8514.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 965722 May 22 10:44 312EAGX.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 942433 May 22 10:45 312EI128.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 945596 May 22 10:46 312EMa32.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1089304 May 22 10:47 312EMa64.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 891070 May 22 10:48 312EMa8.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 969850 May 22 10:49 312EP9K.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 213830 May 22 10:49 312EPEX.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1053475 May 22 10:50 312ES3.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1129522 May 22 10:52 312ESVGA.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 622223 May 22 10:54 312EVG16.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 896073 May 22 10:55 312EW32.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 5800 May 22 20:20 312E_ANNOUNCE.TXT
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 145474 May 22 17:48 312Ebase.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 2458298 May 24 03:28 312Ebin.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 135163 May 22 17:48 312Edoc.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1709238 May 22 11:04 312Ef100.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 531339 May 22 11:05 312Efcyr.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 3077649 May 22 11:09 312Efnon.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1730147 May 22 11:13 312Efnts.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1130890 May 22 11:14 312Efscl.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 168727 May 22 11:15 312Efsrv.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1920116 May 22 11:18 312Eman.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 612120 May 22 11:19 312Emono.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 713548 May 22 11:20 312Enest.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1916134 May 22 11:23 312Eprog.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 804893 May 22 11:25 312Eslib.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 903814 May 22 11:26 312Evfb.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 4197 May 22 17:48 LATEST.OS2
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 26570 May 22 17:49 README.OS2
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 1648 May 22 17:49 README.UPDATE
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 457965 May 21 20:24 S3128515.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 527771 May 21 20:36 S312AGX.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 512865 May 21 20:48 S312I128.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 516665 May 21 20:55 S312Ma32.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 550971 May 21 21:05 S312Ma64.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 461958 May 21 21:15 S312Ma8.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 491805 May 21 21:24 S312Mono.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 287042 May 21 21:28 S312Nest.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 534006 May 21 21:35 S312P9K.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 617713 May 21 21:45 S312S3.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 665262 May 21 21:54 S312SVGA.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 502238 May 21 22:12 S312VG16.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 465364 May 21 22:17 S312W32.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10099 1198 478094 May 21 22:05 S312vfb.zip
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 65676 May 22 17:49 X11OS2.FAQ
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 51 May 22 11:27 XVERSION
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 4172 May 22 11:27 _READ_ME.1ST
-rw-r--r-- 2 10098 1196 377371 May 24 15:53 emxrt.zip
BTW: the S312* files are small versions of the X servers, which do not
contain the rarely used PEX, XI and XIE extension, but are otherwise
functionally equivalent. These files are mentioned incorrectly in the docs
as S12D*.
Bug descriptions for older releases
The following link(s) refers to bugs known to be present in older releases.
Note that once there is a new release, we won't give support for
older versions any longer, unless the bug is still present - it is mainly
of problem of man power. Please upgrade to the most recent version.
Severe bugs
Please get the following fixes, and apply them after the system is installed.
- System unresponsive when using fvwm2 and maybe other software
- This is related to change in the select() code of EMX.DLL fix 4 which is
required in the recent release. Recently, emxfix05 has been issued which
corrects the problem. The emxrt.zip archive listed above has been updated to
fix level 5.
Minor bugs
Annoying, but harmless, likely to be fixed in the next version, use workaround
for now, if available.
- Keyboard mapping is incorrect for some keys.
- Some versions of 312Ebin.zip contain a German .Xmodmap file in
/XFree86/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap. Simply remove it, if your keyboard is not
a German one. The archive in the above list is fixed.
- Clients started from xinitrc.cmd leave CMD windows on PM
- Change the
start/min/k used in /XFree86/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.cmd
to start/min/n
- XMAN has certain problems
- Obtain the following fix FX0001.ZIP.
The archives, including contrib.zip from the ported software page still contain a buggy xman.
- BlackOut screensaver for PM likely causing problems
- We got reports that the public domain screensaver BlackOut (0.94, maybe also
other versions) causes problems with XFree86. The effect is that mouse and
keystroke events are delayed or are suppressed, causing XFree86 becoming rather unresponsive.
A preliminary fix is available from abbott@hiwaay.net. Try out this
until an official fix from the author becomes available. You need the original
BlackOut 0.94 distribution and docs, e.g. from hobbes.nmsu.edu.
- File xos2 is missing.
- It is in 312Eprog.zip, not in 312Ebin.zip as expected. Here is a copy
of it.
- Xf86sup.sys has a bug with ICRNL (interesting only for programmers)
- This is fixed in FX0002. Plus, you get a bonus: A program to
kill processes that won't die otherwise.
General problems
May appear with XFree86 on other platforms as well, no idea when this will
be fixed.
- (3.1.2D/E) There exists a general hardware conflict between certain
S3 or Mach32/64 based cards and COM4 (port addres 0x2e8)
- This is a deficiency of these chip sets, unfortunately. If this happens,
the only workaround known is to disable the COM4 port, or switch it to a
base address other than 0x2e8.
- (3.1.2D/E)Superprobe misdetects the videocard.
- Double check that you really have the hardware which was sold to you
We have found one case where Superprobe was right, and the dealer was lying.
If you are right, this turned out to be almost always a problem with
Superprobe, not with OS/2 or XFree86/OS2. Please send the output of Superprobe
from now on directly to xfree86@xfree86.org with a detailed
description of what this card really is.
Things that are not a bug
(but candidates for the FAQ...)
None reported yet.
Mistakes in the documentation
- README.OS2 does not mention the file 312Eslib.zip
- But _READ_ME.1ST does. This file contains static versions of
the X libraries, and is only useful for programmers who have very
special requirements concerning their programs. Normal X clients
should not be built with these libs.
- EMX version emx09b fix 4 required
- This version unfortunately has a problem which slipped through our tests.
You should get EMXRT.ZIP of fix level 5 or later. The file in the XFree86/OS2
distribution has been updated to level 5. The main archive for
EMX is at ftp.uni-stuttgart.de in /pub/systems/os2/emx-0.9b.
- Where is "checkupdate" mentioned in the FAQ?
- This is a typo, what is meant is "checkinstall".
Inaccuracies or omissions from the XFree86 beta docs
None reported yet.
Useful hints and tricks
The following are not bugs, but comments and hints, partly from other people.
Added here without warranty.
Send reports to: Holger.Veit@gmd.de