On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Dennis Robertson wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> Some time ago I wrote about problems I had configuring XFree86 4.0 with
> LM7.1 and the SiS6326 chip. I pointed out that xf86config was broken in
> LM7.1. Anyway, I lost the lot and ended up back with LM7.0 and the
> version of XF4.0 I got from XFree86.org. All was well.
>
XFree 4.0 with 7.1 was broken with the neomagic chipset used on most
laptops. It said the driver for the chip was "vga" which should have read
"neomagic"
> Then I saw that XFree86 had released 4.0.1 and, being an optimist (or is
> that masochist?), decided to try to upgrade to LM7.1 and import XF86
> 4.0.1 from XFree86.org. I had backed up my X11 and X11R6 directories
> and had a backup of the XF86 4.0 installation files.
>
XFree 4.0.1 seems to work the same for me as 4.0.
> The upgrade finished and I tried to use the existing X configuration
> which I had told upgrade to leave alone. No mouse! Using various
> approaches I can get the hatched screen with the big white square and it
> hangs there or I can get to the login screen with the ][ shaped cursor
> which will not move. Or I get the unknown(to me) window manager with
> three xterms but no mouse. I tried to recover by copying back my backup
> XF4.0 but when I try to startx it says no such file or directory, even
> though it is there.
>
Hit alt-shift-numlock to enable keypad-mouse mode. You can move around by
fiddling with the arrow keys on the keyboard. I believe 0 is click, and so
is 5. Also, check your mouse settings. I haven't played with XFree 4.0.x
in a while, as my Wacom Graphire tablet lacks support there. You'd be
better off checking with someone else.
> I tried to reinstall XF4.0 from my backup which I had used successfully
> before and it says there is a syntax error in line 118 of the install
> script even though that line is identical to the same line in 4.0.1,
> which works. I can't find XF4.0 at any XFree86 site because they now
> have only 3.3.x or 4.0.1. XFdrake returns no such file or directory or
> command not found even though it is there.
>
You may want to check some mirrors, maybe they have a copy somewhere.
> I have tried the Option "sw_cursor" and "noaccel" as well as both two
> button Microsoft and Intellimouse(which I use). Basically I have no
> mouse which leads me to think mouse support and/or SiS6326 support are
> broken in LM7.1 and/or XF86 4.0.1.
>
Mouse support should be ok, check the mouse device, is it pointing to
/dev/mouse, or /dev/psaux, or /dev/ttyS0, or something of the sort.
You may want to play with gpm to find out which port the mouse is really
on.
> I think LM7.1 is out to get me, or am I just paranoid? I shudder at
> reinstalling 7.0 and losing the lot again (mutt, qmail, gnupg etc). Can
> anyone suggest a way out, please? Can anyone send me Xinstall.sh for
> the XFree version of XF4.0? Perhaps I can try an expert upgrade to see
> whether I can find a workable XF86 that way? Has anyone got LM7.1 to
> work with the SiS6326 chip and XF 4.0.1 and will you share the priceless
> howto? Any help will be gratefully received. Thanks and regards.
>
I don't think LM is out to get you. Their distro is 10x easier to install
than Suse or Debian, and 5x as easy as Redhat. The only problem is that
sometimes the GUI config makes some radical assumptions.
If you want to restore the old XFree 3.3.6, then just type in 'rpm -e' on
all the stuff that has XFree86-4.0 on it, and then 'rpm -i' all the 3.3.6
stuff back in. It worked for me to get rid of XFree 4.0.1, without
damaging my X config. The trick is to back up your config files in /etc
before doing anything.
Good luck!
>
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Regards,
Ellick Chan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aug 20
