(no problems) Re: X, new video card, and servers.
When you say that it's a 3.3.3.1 server, I assume this means it won't work with 3.3.2, and I've heard that compiling xfree is a pain (though haven't tried it). Is there an experimental version somewhere (I've looked in /debian/project/experimental -- is there another repository of experimental packages?) It's working without a hint of trouble on my system. I'm currently running the most current X packages out of slink (3.3.2.3), plus the pre-compiled 3DLabs server (glibc2, 3.3.3.1) from the XFree86 site. Now whether it's by chance or design that the two versions co-exist peacefully, I really can't say... This is excellent news! I heard on debian-devel a week or so ago that someone had some experimental 3.3.3.1 packages available, though I don't have the address handy. A quick search through the mailing-list archives ought to turn it up, tho. I'll have a look. Thanks for the info, I'll report back when I pop the card in. -Dano
X, new video card, and servers.
I recently bought a new 2D/3D video card based on the 3DLabs chipset, and the www.xfree86.org serverlist tells me to use the XF86_3DLabs server. This isn't included in the debian distrobution. I'm not sure if that server is only for 3.3.3 and I'm not quite sure how to find out. My question is a) is it for 3.3.3 only and if so, are there any 3.3.3 debs? If not, are there docs on compiling my own X server and inserting it into debian's list? I would want to remove my old xserver-mach64, but AFAIK dpkg would complain about dependencies. Just a few frantic questions before the card makes it to my door. Thanks a lot! -Dano
Re: X, new video card, and servers.
On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Gregory T. Norris wrote: Thanks very much. I was actually kind of hoping for an RTFM answer too so that I could find this stuff out in the future without posting questions to the list that I could probably find out by reading some manual. the XFree howto doesn't have specific info on 3.3.2 vs 3.3.3, and I find the xfree86.org site difficult to navigate. the /etc/X11/Xserver tip is exactly what I needed, thanks a million! I've banged my head on aliening RPMs before, do Xservers typically alien well? When you say that it's a 3.3.3.1 server, I assume this means it won't work with 3.3.2, and I've heard that compiling xfree is a pain (though haven't tried it). Is there an experimental version somewhere (I've looked in /debian/project/experimental -- is there another repository of experimental packages?) Thanks again for your help. -Dano It is indeed a 3.3.3.1 server. Essentially, you can just download the pre-compiled binary from your favorite XFree86 mirror-site, and extract it under /usr/local somewhere. Then edit the first line of /etc/X11/Xserver to specify the new server. Of course, once 3.3.3.1 has been packaged (probably won't be much longer, now that slink is [again] almost out the door), you won't need to worry about all of the above. If you'd prefer, I can send you a .deb package for that server which was converted from the tarball via alien (it's not particularly large). You'd still need to edit /etc/X11/Xserver manually. I recently bought a new 2D/3D video card based on the 3DLabs chipset, and the www.xfree86.org serverlist tells me to use the XF86_3DLabs server. This isn't included in the debian distrobution. I'm not sure if that server is only for 3.3.3 and I'm not quite sure how to find out. My question is a) is it for 3.3.3 only and if so, are there any 3.3.3 debs? If not, are there docs on compiling my own X server and inserting it into debian's list? I would want to remove my old xserver-mach64, but AFAIK dpkg would complain about dependencies. Just a few frantic questions before the card makes it to my door. Thanks a lot! -Dano
Re: X, new video card, and servers.
On Sun, Mar 07, 1999 at 12:46:16PM -0500, Daniel J. Brosemer wrote: I recently bought a new 2D/3D video card based on the 3DLabs chipset, and the www.xfree86.org serverlist tells me to use the XF86_3DLabs server. This isn't included in the debian distrobution. I'm not sure if that server is only for 3.3.3 and I'm not quite sure how to find out. Yes, I believe that card is supported by the 3.3.3 servers. My question is a) is it for 3.3.3 only and if so, are there any 3.3.3 debs? If not, are there docs on compiling my own X server and inserting it into debian's list? I would want to remove my old xserver-mach64, but AFAIK dpkg would complain about dependencies. See http://master.debian.org/~branden/xsf.html. Also, I doubt anything depends explicitly on xserver-mach64; once another X server is installed, it should be perfectly safe to remove the Mach64 server. -- G. Branden Robinson |There's nothing an agnostic can't do Debian GNU/Linux |if he doesn't know whether he believes [EMAIL PROTECTED] |in it or not. cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |-- Graham Chapman pgpl8mZ3TVBch.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: X, new video card, and servers.
On Sun, Mar 07, 1999 at 03:12:08PM -0500, Daniel J. Brosemer wrote: On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Gregory T. Norris wrote: Thanks very much. I was actually kind of hoping for an RTFM answer too so that I could find this stuff out in the future without posting questions to the list that I could probably find out by reading some manual. the XFree howto doesn't have specific info on 3.3.2 vs 3.3.3, and I find the xfree86.org site difficult to navigate. the /etc/X11/Xserver tip is exactly what I needed, thanks a million! No problem. I was never able to find the XFree86 3.3.2 vs 3.3.3 stuff spelled out clearly either. In fact, most of the info I got on came from this very list. g I've banged my head on aliening RPMs before, do Xservers typically alien well? In this case they will. The tarballs from the XFree86 ftp-site each contain only a single file - the precompiled binary itself. Running alien on it will only extract it from the original archive and repack it into a debfile. I'd be a little more reluctant to convert it had it originally been a rpm archive, as I've had much less luck with those... generally because of the differing file-structure layout between Debian and Red Hat. Still, if there's only one file in the archive... When you say that it's a 3.3.3.1 server, I assume this means it won't work with 3.3.2, and I've heard that compiling xfree is a pain (though haven't tried it). Is there an experimental version somewhere (I've looked in /debian/project/experimental -- is there another repository of experimental packages?) It's working without a hint of trouble on my system. I'm currently running the most current X packages out of slink (3.3.2.3), plus the pre-compiled 3DLabs server (glibc2, 3.3.3.1) from the XFree86 site. Now whether it's by chance or design that the two versions co-exist peacefully, I really can't say... I heard on debian-devel a week or so ago that someone had some experimental 3.3.3.1 packages available, though I don't have the address handy. A quick search through the mailing-list archives ought to turn it up, tho.
