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> This xfbdev (Xfbdev) uses less memory than SVGA X server and is easier to
> set up.  It may not work with all programs, such as mplayer, with certain
> video cards. It may not work at all with some video cards.  Stick with
> Xvesa if it works.  Xvesa is useless with half of my laptops.  Maybe the
> latest Xvesa can do neomagic?  Xorg posts Xvesa and Xfbdev for libc5.
>
> Sindi Keesan

With my Riva desktop PCI card, the colors in xfbdev are wrong (and mplayer 
does not work).

Abiword will not load in xfbdev on the desktop or the neomagic laptop.

Gdk-ERROR ** Bad Value
serial 7 error_code 2 request_code 51 minor_code 0

xli causes all text to disappear from the screen and I had to power off.

lynx and links text mode and links2 graphical and Opera do work, including 
links graphical and Opera as viewers.  mgp works, I think.  (I got some 
sample page).

I will remove XLI and Abiword from the menu.

I think Steven had to specially compile Abiword to work with Xvesa.  I 
wonder what xli wants different.

I will use e3pi or pico not Abiword, and antiword to decode MSWORD files.

cursor.pcf.gz is only 5.1K - maybe it could be included in the next BL 
along with modified fonts.dir so that non-Xvesa servers work with less 
additions.