On Wednesday 04 July 2001 20:57, Philip J. Koenig wrote:
> I'm not even sure if saving my XF86 config file will do me much good
> since AFAIK the format of the file changed in 4.x
>
> I presume it is still a rather mystical process to do an "upgrade"
> from an earlier release. (ie eD 2.4 --> eW 3.1)
>
> Ideas appreciated,
Hmmm. The upgrade as such is mainly contained in the kernel, and Xfree, yes,
of course everything else is ++ but these are the biggies relative to
incompatibility.
The kernel 'incompaiibilty' isn't a hardware issue, either the damn thing
will install, complete with bigger better faster pppd, or it wont', but Xfree
IS a hardware issue.
If you're _that_ worried about an older laptop, why not initially compile and
install Xfree 4 on your existing e2.4 base, keeping of course 3.3.6 as backup?
You could save some time here and simply rpm Uvh all the new xfree stuff from
the cd, then run xconfig. (/etc/X11/XF86Config files are _not_ compatible
between the two releases). If things go bang, simply re-install the earlier
rpms.
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