On Wednesday 09 January 2002 09:42 pm, you wrote:
> > How soon?
>
> about as long as a horse's legs... long enough to reach the ground.
>
> :)
>
> that is to say, it'll be done when the maintainers think it's ready
> for release to the populace. some say it'll be between January & March.
> knowing how Open Source projects (and lots of other projects) stick to
> deadlines; I'm not going to hold my breath waiting. :)
>
> > (I'm not really comfortable with the idea of having to compile X.)
>
> it's not bad. have you compiled any code at all? it's just a matter
> of scale.
> yes, X is *awfully* intimidating; but it's really not bad, once you
> get past the site.def file (which is one of the more heinous pieces of
> configuration info I've seen... I understand why it looks the way it does;
> but that doesn't mean I like it). :)
> here's the basics of how to edit the site.def file:
> 1. it's C pre-parser statements, which means it's rather non-intutive for a
> lot of us.
> 1a. /* */ encloses comments
> 1b. # signs go in front of pre-parser directives.
> 2. so just move the /* */ marks so they don't go around options that you
> want to change.
>
> here's the basics of how to install X to a non-default location, so that it
> doesn't mess up an existing installation:
> 1. edit site.def file in the CVS tree; tell it to install to
> /usr/local/X11R6 instead of /usr/X11R6. i.e. read the INSTALL-X.org file,
> then uncomment & edit this section:
>
> #ifndef ProjectRoot
> #define ProjectRoot /usr/local/X11R6
> #endif
>
> 2. make & install X ('make World >& world.log' then su to root and 'make
> install')
> 3. edit /etc/ld.so.conf, and change the path to X, to be
> /usr/local/X11R6/<whatever>
> 4. change the symlink in /etc/X11/X to point to
> /usr/local/X11R6/bin/XFree86 (XFree86 is SUID root in my CVS-installed
> version)
> 5. edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and change the library paths in
> there to point to /usr/local/X11R6
>
> if you have problems, just do 'startx 2>x.log', and take a look at x.log
> (it'll be a bit more readable than /var/log/XFree86.0.log). see what's
> getting loaded from where.
>
> > I have a Radeon 8500. I've heard that it is going to be supported in
> > 4.2.0. Is that true?
>
> no experience with it myself; but other people have talked about success.
>
> Carl Soderstrom.
Well, gee, when you put it like that, it doesn't sound all *that*
complicated...:-) Perhaps I'll give it a try. I hope your instructions will
benefit others on this list.
One more question....
My Radeon 8500 has the DVI to VGA adapter. I think I recall seeing that if I
use that, then my display will work with XFree 4.1 without recompiling. Or am
I mistaken, and that only applies to dual head setups (I have just a regular
monitor). I've read so many posts I'm getting confused.....
--
Lloyd Osten
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