himi basically said it all. 2.4.19 has 3D support and no accelerated frame buffer support (ack!). The real problem is XFree86 lacks support. It happily locks.
Which brings me to another complaint with XFree86: It doesn't do a frickin' thing gracefully. It dies, it locks, but never an "oh you don't have 3D support".
For the record, I am running 2.4.19-rc1 (the first version to support my ISP without OOPSing).
I agree with you, I think XFree86 is an excellent solution.
But the documentation leaves much to be desired, hw support is STILL behind (I don't have 3D support on my laptop w/ ATI chip (yes I know write it myself)), and (I could be wrong) it always seems slow.
In theory most of the list adds up to a more robust kernel. I can't say anything for speed, I haven't actually tried the kernel. But what were you really looking for? Flashing lights?
2.4 IS mature in the regard that it provides all the functions that a kernel should. The only thing 2.6 can do is reimplement what exists in a better way, or provide new tech:
I have also had similar problems running KDE2.x (any revision) on Mandrake 7.2 compiled from source. The problem however, is that my taskbar would lock and none of the buttons would work.
I tried KDE3 on Mandrake 8.2 for a couple of hours and it _was_ faster. However KDE apps are still unacceptably slow on my _well tuned_ P2-266 w/128mb.
Under KDE2 and KDE3 the automounter that comes with Mandrake will lock ANY KDE app, as well as many others (like OpenOffice) so this is not a KDE specific problem.
But I must say, KDE3 is well refined, and I'm looking forward to 3.1. By far the animated icon theme that comes with the Mandrake packages (others too?) is simply awesome.
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Which brings me to another complaint with XFree86: It doesn't do a frickin' thing gracefully. It dies, it locks, but never an "oh you don't have 3D support".
For the record, I am running 2.4.19-rc1 (the first version to support my ISP without OOPSing).
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I think I'll hook electrodes to luminescent bugs and submit a driver to CVS.
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But the documentation leaves much to be desired, hw support is STILL behind (I don't have 3D support on my laptop w/ ATI chip (yes I know write it myself)), and (I could be wrong) it always seems slow.
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2.4 IS mature in the regard that it provides all the functions that a kernel should. The only thing 2.6 can do is reimplement what exists in a better way, or provide new tech:
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Listed there are the major changes since the 2.4 fork.
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Selective Pressure for limited resources causes increased competition between species (or distros for that matter).
I have also had similar problems running KDE2.x (any revision) on Mandrake 7.2 compiled from source. The problem however, is that my taskbar would lock and none of the buttons would work. I tried KDE3 on Mandrake 8.2 for a couple of hours and it _was_ faster. However KDE apps are still unacceptably slow on my _well tuned_ P2-266 w/128mb. Under KDE2 and KDE3 the automounter that comes with Mandrake will lock ANY KDE app, as well as many others (like OpenOffice) so this is not a KDE specific problem. But I must say, KDE3 is well refined, and I'm looking forward to 3.1. By far the animated icon theme that comes with the Mandrake packages (others too?) is simply awesome.