I tried to install XFree86 4.0 on Beta 2 of Mandrake 7.1 using the
RPMs from contrib. I managed to forcefully uninstall all the XFree86
3.3.6 RPMs that are installed by default, and install all the
necessary XFree86 4.0 RPMs. But when I try to run X by typing startx,
it almost loads, but then just before it's about to display the screen
with the X cursor it segfaults back to the console, and the entire
screen is messed; I can just barely make out what is being displayed
in the console. (Switching consoles doesn't fix the screen, I have to
reboot for that.)
I have an nVidia RIVA TNT card, and I tried it both the old nVidia
driver ("nv") and the new beta nVidia driver ("nvidia") and they both
do the same thing. I had XFree86 4.0 working without problems back in
Mandrake 7.0 with both the "nv" and "nvidia" drivers, but it just
doesn't work with 7.1 beta. I am even using the same XF86Config file
that I had in 7.0. I had to uninstall XFree86 4.0 and put back 3.3.6
so I could get into X.
Anyone else have a similar experience?
-p
