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From:Utopia
Date:30 Sep 2000 at 15:20:17
Subject:AMIOPEN: Solution: Amiga SDK and RedHAT 7.0

Problem:
Each time a Linux-window moves in front of Amiga SDK, the SDK screen gets
messed up.

Solution :
(thanks to Georg Steger)

The problem was that XFree 4.0 by default has backing store support disabled
(~ something like smart/super refresh windows on Amiga).
Backing store support can be enabled by starting X with the server option
"+bs":

startx -- +bs

If your system boot straight into X :
(thanks to Staf Verhaegen)

Try changing a line in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf below the [servers] line which
look like this
0=/usr/bin/X11/X
change it to
0=/usr/bin/X11/X +bs
This can only be changed if you are super user (root).

More info -> http://www.amigasdk.com/corrupt.htm

Greetings,

Kurt Geens | utopia
http://www.amigasdk.com

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