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Hello! You have found the latest version 3.2 of XFree86/OS2.
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This version is the PUBLIC RELEASE of XFree86/OS2. It does not have
any expiry date imposed, so it may may be used in production environments
without limitation. There is also now the full source code available.
This also means, though, that the past alpha and beta versions, even if they
still function, are no longer supported, and bug reports to anything else
than XFree86/OS2-3.2 will no longer accepted. Please update to the
public version, and check if the bug you think you have found is still
present there.
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This file is a condensed version of the file README.OS2 to be found in
somewhere else here.
The purpose of this file is to give you a SHOPPING LIST of things you
should obtain. The whole distribution in this directory is about 50 MB
archived, but you by far won't need everything. The following list describes
what the files contain and what you must have (marked REQUIRED) and what you
might get as well (marked OPTIONAL). Save net bandwidth and your money and do
not overload the FTP servers with things you hardly ever need - don't do an
uncritical MGET.
Note for users of a previous alpha or beta version:
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It is generally not recommended to copy a public version over a beta
version, although it might work in many cases. If you want to do this,
please ensure to install at least the following archives:
XF32base.zip
XF32bin.zip
and the appropriate X server archive.
How to install:
---------------
Before ANYTHING ELSE, get the following files:
XF32base.zip (REQUIRED)
EMXRT.ZIP (REQUIRED, this contains emx09c patch level 1 or later,
not needed if you already have it installed)
The XF32base file contains a test program for your video card. If this
fails or reports a non-supported video card *which is VGA compatible*, it is
usually only possible to run the VGA16 X server with a lousy 640x480x16
resolution, which might not be what you really want. In some cases, the
SuperProbe program might erroneously detect a wrong video card. *In this
case*, please read the accompanying file \XFree86\lib\X11\doc\README if
your hardware is supported despite of the possible misdetection. If this
file does not mention it (or specifically says it is unsupported), game is
over for you.
If the test was okay *or you really know what you are doing* (most people
don't), select among the following archives:
XF32DOC.ZIP (REQUIRED)
READMEs and XFree86 specific man pages.
XF32BIN.ZIP (REQUIRED)
all of the executable X client applications and shared libs
XF32FNTS.ZIP (REQUIRED)
the misc and 75dpi fonts
You must choose at least ONE of the following to match your hardware:
Note every server comes in two flavors: the full-featured server containing
PEX, XI, XIE support, and a smaller server without these special support.
You probably want to have a small server.
The full-featured servers are called 'XF32*.ZIP', the small servers are
'S32*.ZIP'.
XF328514.ZIP, S328514.ZIP (*)
the X server for IBM 8514/A and compatible boards
XF32AGX.ZIP, S32AGX.ZIP (*)
the X server for AGX boards
XF32I128.ZIP, S32I128.ZIP (*)
the X server for #9 Imagination 128 boards
XF32MA32.ZIP, S32MA32.ZIP (*)
the X server for ATI Mach32 graphics boards
XF32MA64.ZIP, S32MA64.ZIP (*)
the X server for ATI Mach64 graphics boards
XF32MA8.ZIP, S32MA8.ZIP (*)
the X server for ATI Mach8 graphics boards
XF32MONO.ZIP, S32MONO.ZIP (*)
the Monochrome X Server
XF32P9K.ZIP, S32P9K.ZIP (*)
the X server for P9000 based boards
XF32S3.ZIP, S32S3.ZIP (*)
the X server for S3 based boards
XF32SVGA.ZIP, S32SVGA.ZIP (*)
the 8-bit pseudo-color X server for Super VGA cards
XF32VG16.ZIP, S32VG16.ZIP (*)
the 4-bit pseudo-color X server for VGA & SVGA cards.
XF32W32.ZIP, S32W32.ZIP (*)
the X server for et4000w32 based boards
The following optional packages are there:
XF32MAN.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
pre-formatted man pages for the X11 interface and clients
XF32F100.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
100dpi fonts
XF32FSCL.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
Speedo and Type1 fonts
XF32FNON.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
Japanese, Chinese and other fonts
XF32FCYR.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
Cyrillic fonts
XF32PROG.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
the X11 header files and programmer's utilities for compiling
other X applications
XF32PEX.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
PEX fonts and libraries required for PEX applications
XF32SLIB.ZIP (OPTIONAL)
Static X11 libraries for special standalone X applications that
should not use the XFree86 DLLs, useful only together with
XF32PROG.ZIP
Read the README.OS2 file which comes with the base package how to install
the stuff.