--- name: "XFree86-v3" section: "1x" platform: "linux" package: "xserver-common-v3" version: "3.3.6-44" release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/XFree86-v3" --- # XFree86-v3(1x) X11R6 for UNIX on x86 platforms ## NAME XFree86 - X11R6 for UNIX on x86 platforms ## DESCRIPTION XFree86 is a collection of X servers for UNIX-like OSs on Intel x86 platforms. This work is derived from *X386 1.2* which was contributed to X11R5 by Snitily Graphics Consulting Service. ## CONFIGURATIONS *XFree86* operates under the following operating systems: \-- SVR3.2: SCO 3.2.2, 3.2.4, ISC 3.x, 4.x\ \-- SVR4.0: ESIX, Microport, Dell, UHC, Consensys, MST, ISC, AT&T, NCR, PANIX\ \-- SVR4.2: Consensys, Univel (UnixWare)\ \-- Solaris (x86) 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6\ \-- FreeBSD 2.0.5, 2.1, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.7.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2\ \-- NetBSD 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4 (i386 port only)\ \-- OpenBSD 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5\ \-- BSD/386 version 1.1 and BSD/OS 2.0\ \-- Mach (from CMU)\ \-- Linux\ \-- Amoeba version 5.1\ \-- Minix-386vm version 1.6.25.1\ \-- LynxOS versions 2.3.0, 2.4.0, 2.5.x and 3.0.x (except 68k and Mips platforms, X servers for x86 and microSPARC only) ## NETWORK CONNECTIONS *XFree86* supports connections made using the following reliable byte-streams: - *Local* *XFree86* supports local connections via Streams pipe via various mechanisms, using the following paths (*n* represents the display number): ``` /dev/X/server.n (SVR3 and SVR4) /dev/X/Nserver.n (SVR4) /dev/XnS and /dev/XnR (SCO SVR3) ``` On SVR4.0.4, if the *Advanced Compatibility Package* is installed, and in SVR4.2, *XFree86* supports local connections from clients for SCO XSight/ODT, and (with modifications to the binary) clients for ISC SVR3. - *Unix Domain* *XFree86* uses */tmp/.X11-unix/X***n** as the filename for the socket, where *n* is the display number. - *TCPIP* *XFree86* listens on port htons(6000+*n*), where *n* is the display number. - *Amoeba RPC* This is the default communication medium used under native Amoeba. Note that under Amoeba, the server should be started with a \`\`*hostname*:*displaynumber*'' argument. ## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES For operating systems that support local connections other than Unix Domain sockets (SVR3 and SVR4), there is a compiled-in list specifying the order in which local connections should be attempted. This list can be overridden by the *XLOCAL* environment variable described below. If the display name indicates a best-choice connection should be made (e.g. *:0.0*), each connection mechanism is tried until a connection succeeds or no more mechanisms are available. Note: for these OSs, the Unix Domain socket connection is treated differently from the other local connection types. To use it the connection must be made to *unix:0.0*. The *XLOCAL* environment variable should contain a list of one more more of the following: ``` NAMED PTS SCO ISC ``` which represent SVR4 Named Streams pipe, Old-style USL Streams pipe, SCO XSight Streams pipe, and ISC Streams pipe, respectively. You can select a single mechanism (e.g. *XLOCAL=NAMED*), or an ordered list (e.g. *XLOCAL="NAMED:PTS:SCO"*). This variable overrides the compiled-in defaults. For SVR4 it is recommended that *NAMED* be the first preference connection. The default setting is *PTS:NAMED:ISC:SCO*. To globally override the compiled-in defaults, you should define (and export if using *sh* or *ksh*) *XLOCAL* globally. If you use *startx/xinit*, the definition should be at the top of your *.xinitrc* file. If you use *xdm*, the definitions should be early on in the *\/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession* script. ## OPTIONS In addition to the normal server options described in the *[Xserver(1)](/Xserver/1.md)* manual page, *XFree86* accepts the following command line switches: - **vt*XX*** *XX* specifies the Virtual Terminal device number which *XFree86* will use. Without this option, *XFree86* will pick the first available Virtual Terminal that it can locate. This option applies only to SVR3, SVR4, Linux, and BSD OSs with the \`syscons' or \`pcvt' driver. - **-crt /dev/tty*XX*** SCO only. This is the same as the **vt** option, and is provided for compatibility with the native SCO X server. - **-probeonly** Causes the server to exit after the device probing stage. The XF86Config file is still used when this option is given, so information that can be auto-detected should be commented out. - **-quiet** Suppress most informational messages at startup. - **-bpp *n*** Set number of bits per pixel. The default is 8. Legal values are 8, 15, 16, 24, 32. Not all servers support all values. - **-weight *nnn*** Set RGB weighting at 16 bpp. The default is 565. This applies only to those servers which support 16 bpp. - **-flipPixels** Swap the default values for the black and white pixels. - **-disableVidMode** Disable the the parts of the VidMode extension used by the xvidtune client that can be used to change the video modes. - **-allowNonLocalXvidtune** Allow the xvidtune client to connect from another host. By default non-local connections are not allowed. - **-disableModInDev** Disable dynamic modification of input device settings. - **-allowNonLocalModInDev** Allow changes to keyboard and mouse settings from non-local clients. By default, connections from non-local clients are not allowed to do this. - **-allowMouseOpenFail** Allow the server to start up even if the mouse device can't be opened or initialised. - **-gamma *value*** Set the gamma correction. *value* must be between 0.1 and 10. The default is 1.0 This value is applied equally to the R, G and B values. Not all servers support this. - **-rgamma *value*** Set the red gamma correction. *value* must be between 0.1 and 10. The default is 1.0 Not all servers support this. - **-ggamma *value*** Set the green gamma correction. *value* must be between 0.1 and 10. The default is 1.0 Not all servers support this. - **-bgamma *value*** Set the blue gamma correction. *value* must be between 0.1 and 10. The default is 1.0 Not all servers support this. - **-showconfig** Print out the server version, patchlevel, and a list of screen drivers configured in the server. - **-verbose** Multiple occurrences of this flag increase the amount of information printed on stderr (more than the default). - **-version** Same as **-showconfig**. - **-xf86config *file*** Read the server configuration from *file*. This option is only available when the server is run as root (i.e, with real-uid 0). - **-keeptty** Prevent the server from detaching its initial controlling terminal. This option is only useful when debugging the server. ## KEYBOARD Multiple key presses recognized directly by *XFree86* are: - **Ctrl+Alt+Backspace** Immediately kills the server -- no questions asked. (Can be disabled by specifying "DontZap" in the **ServerFlags** section of the XF86Config file.) - **Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Plus** Change video mode to next one specified in the configuration file, (increasing video resolution order). - **Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Minus** Change video mode to previous one specified in the configuration file, (decreasing video resolution order). - **Ctrl+Alt+F1...F12** For BSD systems using the syscons driver and Linux, these keystroke combinations are used to switch to Virtual Console 1 through 12. ## SETUP *XFree86* uses a configuration file called **XF86Config** for its initial setup. Refer to the *XF86Config-v3(5)* manual page for more information. ## FILES - \/bin/XF86\_SVGA The color SVGA X server - \/bin/XF86\_Mono The monochrome X server for VGA and other mono cards - \/bin/XF86\_S3 The accelerated S3 X server - \/bin/XF86\_Mach8 The accelerated Mach8 X server - \/bin/XF86\_Mach32 The accelerated Mach32 X server - \/bin/XF86\_Mach64 The accelerated Mach64 X server - \/bin/XF86\_P9000 The accelerated P9000 X server - \/bin/XF86\_AGX The accelerated AGX X server - \/bin/XF86\_W32 The accelerated ET4000/W32 and ET6000 X server - \/bin/XF86\_8514 The accelerated 8514/A X server - /etc/X11/XF86Config Server configuration file - \/lib/X11/XF86Config.*hostname* Server configuration file - \/lib/X11/XF86Config Server configuration file - \/bin/∗ Client binaries - \/include/∗ Header files - \/lib/∗ Libraries - \/lib/X11/fonts/∗ Fonts - \/lib/X11/rgb.txt Color names to RGB mapping - \/lib/X11/XErrorDB Client error message database - \/lib/X11/app-defaults/∗ Client resource specifications - \/man/man?/∗ Manual pages - /etc/X*n*.hosts Initial access control list for display *n* Note: \ refers to the root of the X11 install tree. ## SEE ALSO X(1), [Xserver(1)](/Xserver/1.md), [xdm(1)](/xdm/1.md), [xinit(1)](/xinit/1.md), XF86Config-v3(5), xf86config-v3(1), XF86\_SVGA(1), XF86\_VGA16(1), XF86\_Mono(1), XF86\_Accel(1), [xvidtune(1)](/xvidtune/1.md) ## AUTHORS For X11R5, *XF86 1.2* was provided by: - Thomas Roell, *roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de* TU-Muenchen: Server and SVR4 stuff - Mark W. Snitily, *mark@sgcs.com* SGCS: SVR3 support, X Consortium Sponsor ... and many more people out there on the net who helped with ideas and bug-fixes. XFree86 was integrated into X11R6 by the following team: ``` Stuart Anderson anderson@metrolink.com Doug Anson danson@lgc.com Gertjan Akkerman akkerman@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl Mike Bernson mike@mbsun.mlb.org Robin Cutshaw robin@XFree86.org David Dawes dawes@XFree86.org Marc Evans marc@XFree86.org Pascal Haible haible@izfm.uni-stuttgart.de Matthieu Herrb Matthieu.Herrb@laas.fr Dirk Hohndel hohndel@XFree86.org David Holland davidh@use.com Alan Hourihane alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk Jeffrey Hsu hsu@soda.berkeley.edu Glenn Lai glenn@cs.utexas.edu Ted Lemon mellon@ncd.com Rich Murphey rich@XFree86.org Hans Nasten nasten@everyware.se Mark Snitily mark@sgcs.com Randy Terbush randyt@cse.unl.edu Jon Tombs tombs@XFree86.org Kees Verstoep versto@cs.vu.nl Paul Vixie paul@vix.com Mark Weaver Mark_Weaver@brown.edu David Wexelblat dwex@XFree86.org Philip Wheatley Philip.Wheatley@ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM Thomas Wolfram wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de Orest Zborowski orestz@eskimo.com ``` The *XFree86* enhancement package was provided by: - David Dawes, *dawes@XFree86.org* Release coordination, administration of FTP repository and mailing lists. Source tree management and integration, accelerated server integration, fixing, and coding. - Glenn Lai, *glenn@cs.utexas.edu* The SpeedUp code for ET4000 based SVGA cards, and ET4000/W32 accelerated server. - Jim Tsillas, *jtsilla@ccs.neu.edu* Many server speedups from the fX386 series of enhancements. - David Wexelblat, *dwex@XFree86.org* Integration of the fX386 code into the default server, many driver fixes, and driver documentation, assembly of the VGA card/monitor database, development of the generic video mode listing. Accelerated server integration, fixing, and coding. - Dirk Hohndel, *hohndel@XFree86.org* Linux shared libraries and release coordination. Accelerated server integration and fixing. Generic administrivia and documentation. - Amancio Hasty Jr., *hasty@netcom.com* Porting to **386BSD** version 0.1 and XS3 development. - Rich Murphey, *rich@XFree86.org* Ported to **386BSD** version 0.1 based on the original port by Pace Willison. Support for **386BSD**, **FreeBSD**, and **NetBSD**. - Robert Baron, *Robert.Baron@ernst.mach.cs.cmu.edu* Ported to **Mach**. - Orest Zborowski, *orestz@eskimo.com* Ported to **Linux**. - Doug Anson, *danson@lgc.com* Ported to **Solaris x86**. - David Holland, *davidh@use.com* Ported to **Solaris x86**. - Takis Psarogiannakopoulos, *takis@dpmms.cam.ac.uk* Ported to **DG/ux**. - David McCullough, *davidm@stallion.oz.au* Ported to **SCO SVR3**. - Michael Rohleder, *michael.rohleder@stadt-frankfurt.de* Ported to **ISC SVR3**. - Kees Verstoep, *versto@cs.vu.nl* Ported to **Amoeba** based on Leendert van Doorn's original Amoeba port of X11R5. - Marc Evans, *Marc@XFree86.org* Ported to **OSF/1**. - Philip Homburg, *philip@cs.vu.nl* Ported to **Minix-386vm**. - Thomas Mueller, *tmueller@sysgo.de* Ported to **LynxOS**. - Jon Tombs, *tombs@XFree86.org* S3 server and accelerated server coordination. - Harald Koenig, *koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de* S3 server development. - Bernhard Bender, *br@elsa.mhs.compuserve.com* S3 server development. - Kevin E. Martin, *martin@cs.unc.edu* Overall work on the base accelerated servers (ATI and 8514/A), and Mach64 server. - Rik Faith, *faith@cs.unc.edu* Overall work on the base accelerated servers (ATI and 8514/A). - Tiago Gons, *tiago@comosjn.hobby.nl* Mach8 and 8514/A server development - Hans Nasten, *nasten@everyware.se* Mach8, 8514/A, and S3 server development and BSD/386 support - Mike Bernson, *mike@mbsun.mlb.org* Mach32 server development. - Mark Weaver, *Mark\_Weaver@brown.edu* Mach32 server development. - Craig Groeschel, *craig@metrolink.com* Mach32 server development. - Henry Worth, *Henry.Worth@amail.amdahl.com* AGX server. - Erik Nygren, *nygren@mit.edu* P9000 server. - Harry Langenbacher *harry@brain.jpl.nasa.gov* P9000 server. - Chris Mason, *mason@mail.csh.rit.edu* P9000 server. - Henrik Harmsen *harmsen@eritel.se* P9000 server. - Simon Cooper, *scooper@vizlab.rutgers.edu* Cirrus accelerated code (based on work by Bill Reynolds). - Harm Hanemaayer, *hhanemaa@cs.ruu.nl* Cirrus accelerated code, and ARK driver. - Thomas Zerucha, *zerucha@shell.portal.com* Support for Cirrus CL-GD7543. - Leon Bottou, *bottou@laforia.ibp.fr* ARK driver. - Mike Tierney, *floyd@eng.umd.edu* WD accelerated code. - Bill Conn, *conn@bnr.ca* WD accelerated code. - Brad Bosch, *brad@lachman.com* WD 90C24A support. - Alan Hourihane, *alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk* Trident SVGA driver, SiS SVGA driver and DEC 21030 server. - Marc La France, *Marc.La-France@ualberta.ca* ATI vgawonder SVGA driver - Steve Goldman, *sgoldman@encore.com* Oak 067/077 SVGA driver. - Jorge Delgado, *ernar@dit.upm.es* Oak SVGA driver, and 087 accelerated code. - Bill Conn, *conn@bnr.ca* WD accelerated code. - Paolo Severini, *lendl@dist.dist.unige.it* AL2101 SVGA driver - Ching-Tai Chiu, *cchiu@netcom.com* Avance Logic ALI SVGA driver - Manfred Brands, *mb@oceonics.nl* Cirrus 64xx SVGA driver - Randy Hendry, *randy@sgi.com* Cirrus 6440 support in the cl64xx SVGA driver - Frank Dikker, *dikker@cs.utwente.nl* MX SVGA driver - Regis Cridlig, *cridlig@dmi.ens.fr* Chips & Technologies driver - Jon Block, *block@frc.com* Chips & Technologies driver - Mike Hollick, *hollick@graphics.cis.upenn.edu* Chips & Technologies driver - Nozomi Ytow Chips & Technologies driver - Egbert Eich, *Egbert.Eich@Physik.TH-Darmstadt.DE* Chips & Technologies driver - David Bateman, *dbateman@ee.uts.edu.au* Chips & Technologies driver - Xavier Ducoin, *xavier@rd.lectra.fr* Chips & Technologies driver - Peter Trattler, *peter@sbox.tu-graz.ac.at* RealTek SVGA driver - Craig Struble, *cstruble@acm.vt.edu* Video7 SVGA driver - Gertjan Akkerman, *akkerman@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl* 16 colour VGA server, and XF86Config parser. - Davor Matic, *dmatic@Athena.MIT.EDU* Hercules driver. - Pascal Haible, *haible@izfm.uni-stuttgart.de* Banked monochrome VGA support, Hercules support, and mono frame buffer support for dumb monochrome devices - Martin Schaller, - Geert Uytterhoeven,*Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be* Linux/m68k Frame Buffer Device driver - Andreas Schwab, *schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de* Linux/m68k Frame Buffer Device driver - Guenther Kelleter, *guenther@Pool.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.de* Linux/m68k Frame Buffer Device driver - Frederic Lepied, *Lepied@XFree86.Org* XInput extension integration. Wacom, joystick and extended mouse drivers. - Patrick Lecoanet, *lecoanet@cena.dgac.fr* Elographics touchscreen driver. - Steven Lang, *tiger@tyger.org* SummaSketch tablet driver. ... and many more people out there on the net who helped with beta-testing this enhancement. *XFree86* source is available from the FTP server *ftp.XFree86.org*, among others. Send email to *XFree86@XFree86.org* for details.