Steve wrote:
>
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Clarence Verge wrote:
>
> > My original install was purely default. I didn't copy or install
> > the MACH and ACCEL drivers because I wouldn't have known enough
> > to do that.
> > This is a 600Mb CD - surely they were included ?
>
> The installation program probed the video card, and
> then installed the appropriate X server for you.
Ah HA!
That makes sense.
And now so does "I'll have to reload Linux because I changed the video card."
<G>
Ok, I'm certain it isn't REALLY required, but it would probably work, yes ?
I should also try some less pigheaded method first, and I will, since any
mess I make would be fixed by the potential re-install.
I do have some concerns about messes *I* don't make. There will be ATI guana
dropped all through my current install - just like Windows, no ?
> > Should I be going for 45s or 78s ?
>
> rpms are packages. Images are for creating bootdisks.
> You'll find XF86_SVGA inside of XFree86-SVGA-3.3.x-x.i386.rpm
>
> I'd say this will be the process you need to follow:
> (anything following the # symbol means a literal
> command to be entered as root)
>
> 1) insert RH 5.x CD in drive
>
> 2) # mount /mnt/cdrom
>
> 3) # cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
>
> 4) # ls -l | grep XFree86-SVGA
> will show you the exact version number of what
> you have on your CD.
>
> 5) # rpm -ivh XFree86-SVGA-3.3.x-x.i386.rpm
> will install it. Obviously, replace the x-x with
> the version on your CD. You should see some
> hash marks march across your screen, indicating
> the installation is in progress, and completed.
>
> 6) # rm /usr/X11R6/bin/X
> We do this because you can't relink an existing
> symlink to a different program. In case the
> Xconfigurator doesn't rm it before trying to
> create a new symlink, we'll just do it to make
> sure.
>
> 7) Rerun Xconfigurator again as before, letting it
> make the link for you.
>
> 8) # ls -l /usr/X11R6/bin/X
> to doublecheck that /usr/X11R6/bin/X -> XF86_SVGA
> (or Xwrapper)
>
> 9) # startx
> it works, great!
>
> 10) CTRL-ALT-BCKSPC
>
> 11) # exit
>
> 12) login as user
>
> 13) $ startx
> it works, great again! You're done.
>
> 14) Uh, oh... problems? Looking at /var/log/messages
> should shed some light on what went wrong. No?
>
> 15) e-mail me off list. I imagine this has been
> deleted by more people than have read it. ;-)
I think you are underestimating both the tolerance and curiousity of our
fellow list members. <G>
The above sort of hand-holding is EXACTLY what almost everyone will need
to get over the curb and started up the hill. SOME of this will stick.
Thanks a lot for your patience. Your view-point is buried so deep in Linux
that it must be difficult to imagine my thought-processes (or lack of).
> If you no longer have the ATI card, or are pretty
> sure you won't use it again, you can free up some space
> by uninstalling it. (If you change your mind, you can
> always just reinstall it doing what you just did)
>
> Find the name of the unused package doing
> # rpm -qa | grep XFree86
> This will show you all installed packages containing
> the XFree86 in their names.
>
> You need the basic XFree86 package, xfs, libs, fonts,
> and maybe devel. In addition to that, you'll see one
> of the Mach packages. You can uninstall it by
> # rpm -e XFree86-Mach64(32)(8)
> (obviously modify to reflect your actual installed
> Mach package)
> Uninstalling needs only the package name. Don't use
> the version number for uninstalling as you do when
> installing.
Excellent.
I will report in a couple of days. :)
- Clarence Verge
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