anyone tried the new x.org release?

[R. Myles Green]

On Saturday 28 August 2004 15:53, Net Llama! wrote:
> On 08/28/2004 02:50 PM, R. Myles Green wrote:
> > On Saturday 28 August 2004 10:06, Net Llama! wrote:
> >>Any brave souls running the new x.org release?
> >>http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=204593
> >>
> >>If so, how is it in terms of stability?
> >
> > It runs!! Once you enable transparency it consumes 10-20% CPU just
> > idling, start actually _doing_ something and that shoots up to
> > 35-40% but settles back down when you stop. The transparency looks
> > cool and so do the drop shadows but there needs to be a bit more
> > time in the oven, so to speak. Fortunately, you can enable and
> > disable these at will so all is not lost. YMMV
>
> sweet.  what version of X were you running before the upgrade?  I've
> got x.org-6.7 so i'd think the upgrade shouldn't be too difficult.

I was running the same, X.org 6.7. Enjoy!

BTW, just follow those instructions you sent to the letter and you're 
off and runng.

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