Older Slackware versions (V)
Well, I finally managed to get a higher resolution in VMware, at least with Slackware 4.0
I discovered that VMware-server 1.0.7 still includes the drivers for XFree86 3.* & 4.*
In XFree86 3.* there is a separate “server” for each type of interface: one for monochrome cards (who remembers Hercules?), one for simple VGA, one for SVGA, etc…
And VMware supplies a “server” for virtual machines!
I tried the XF86_VMware server on Slackware 4.0, together with the sample XF86Config file.
I just had to change the configuration for the gpm-repeater mouse, include the 800×600 and 1024×768 resolutions and it worked fine in a couple of minutes!
Here is a screenshot of the result, in 1024×768:
As you can see, Netscape now works fine, at least with the not-so-sofisticated sites.
I tried to open linuxquestions.org, but had no success. Simply too many java scripts for good old Netscape 4.51
For now, this VMware driver is just working in Slackware 4.0 No luck so far in Slackware 3.5, although it uses Xfree86 3.* as well.
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July 13th, 2010 at 7:35
I’ve been trying to get the X servers (in Slack 1, 2, 3.x, and 4) to work in QEMU, but xf86config seems completely useless. It doesn’t seem to want to work, even with the Generic VGA server. How can I config them without using a tool that seems – to me – to be useless?
July 13th, 2010 at 8:36
Did you check this post? It show specifically how I got X working on Slackware 1.01
November 9th, 2011 at 3:40
I got my copy (Slackware 4.0) working on Pentium 133 Socket 5 with 32 meg of memory.
It took me some time to get the XF86Setup to come up with the correct settings at 1024×768 on a old cheap
flat screen. I am using a SiS GD5430 Chip with 1024k memory.
November 9th, 2011 at 7:05
Hi,
Configuration of X in those days was fun
Niels
November 9th, 2011 at 13:51
Thanks,
I will have to try my hand with Slackware 1.0… Another plan is to build my home website on a 386 or 386sx – no super fast Xeons here thank you!
After all these years of upgrading and using the latest technologies I decided it is time to do some down grading. A little DE-evolution per say.
I have been putting together old 386’s with DOS and Linux. X is a little slow on a 386 but then again, maybe I just need a earlier version
of X
Mike