Well, wouldn't using X 4 kinda screw with the dependencies in the package tree? Like, wouldn't apt try to install over some stuff later thinking I don't have X or I don't have the most up to date X?
Anyone out there with a Matrox Millenium II wanna help me out with an XF86Config? Thanks. On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Nelson Abramson wrote: > Cameron wrote: > > > Can someone tell me where I can get an rpm (shudder) of xconfigurator or > > some other tool for simplifying the setup of X? I've had basically no luck > > with setting up X manually. > > Your best bet it so find someone with a similar setup that has a working > XF86Config and use that. Otherwise, if you have a relatively new ppc with a > chipset that is well supported, setting up XFree86 v4 is (IMHO) a lot easier; > no > modelines. You might also check out Xpmac, which is probably faster for you > than the fbdev that comes with XFree86 v3.3.x (for ATI chipsets) and requires > almost no configuration. If you can get a console video mode, you can get it > to > work with Xpmac (it takes it's configuration from your current console video > mode). > > HTH > --Nelson Abramson > > > -- > Make your vote count! http://www.votenader.org/ > > >
