On 18 Feb 2001, Brad Hubbard wrote:
> 
> > Xfree 4.x has TWO config files........unlike the old Xfree 3.x
> >
> > Make sure you are changing both files and not just the old type
> XFree86.cfg
> > one
> >
> > Took me a while to figure this one out
> 
> Presumably one is /etc/X11/XF86Config, what's the other one?
> 
> Cheers,
> Brad
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> 

Actually I don't think the above is right. I now seem to have got X-4
working and there is only ONE config file; the old one is redundant.

I've done the following:

1. run xf86config and generate /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.

2. remove or rename /etc/XF86Config. (If you leave it, it does no harm,
but it isn't doing anything.)

3. Change the link /etc/X11/X to point to /usr/bin/X11/XFree86.

It's no. 3 which I was missing; I found it thanks to another poster
on this list (Mirek Kwasniak).

There seems to be a good deal of confusion hereabouts concerning this
upgrade and I don't know if what I did is what you are supposed to do,
but it does work here.

Anthony


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