2 What's new in XFree86 3.1?

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The following items have been added since XFree86 2.1.1 was released in May 1994:

  1. XFree86 is now based on X11R6, including shared library support for SVR4, Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
  2. New configuration file format. One of the biggest changes that you will notice with the new XFree86 version is that the old Xconfig file has been replaced by an XF86Config file.For further details, see the section Important Changes below.
  3. Support is included for the X Image Extension (XIE).
  4. A new accelerated server for boards based on the Weitek P9000 chipset.
  5. A new accelerated server for boards based on the AGX chipsets.
  6. A new accelerated server for boards based on the Tseng ET4000/W32 series of chipsets.
  7. Support for the S3 Vision 864 and 964 chipsets (including boards like the ELSA Winner 1000Pro and 2000Pro, Number Nine GXE64 and GXE64Pro, Miro Crystal 20SV).
  8. 16bpp support for some Mach32 boards.
  9. 16bpp and 32bpp support for P9000 boards.
  10. 16bpp and 32bpp support for some S3 boards.
  11. Improved Cirrus accelerated support (including 5434), and 16bpp and 32bpp support for some Cirrus boards.
  12. Accelerated support for Western Digital WD90C33 boards.
  13. Support for the S3 GENDAC, S3 SDAC, AT&T 20C498, STG1700 and TI3025 RAMDACS in the S3 server.
  14. Support for the S3 GENDAC, S3 SDAC, ICS2595, and TI3025 programmable clocks in the S3 server.
  15. New SVGA drivers for the AL2101, MX68000/MX68010, Video7, Cirrus CL6420 chipsets.
  16. Significantly updated ATI vgawonder driver, including unaccelerated support for Mach64 boards.
  17. A generic VGA driver for the SVGA server (fixed 320x200 at 8bpp).
  18. Dual-headed vga2/mono and vga16/mono servers.
  19. Significant updates to the VGA16 code, including a wider range of banking support.
  20. Incorporated the Screen Saver extension into the base server.
  21. Support for "green" monitor screen savers in S3 and SVGA servers.
  22. Support for the "experimental" LBX code included with X11R6.
Plus a number of other small things. Refer to the CHANGELOG file in the source distribution for full details.

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