On Sunday 13 January 2002 02:10 pm, you wrote: > Hi there! > > I am a newbie in Linux and need some help with installing an upgrade 4.1.0 > to my 4.0.0 xfree86 server. > > I installed redhat linux 7 one of these days and couldn get my gui running, > I could login using the root or any user account but when I tried to start > my xserver with 'startx', it said server crashed/no screens found. I then > discovered that my NVIDIA GFORCE MX 2 card is not supported by my xfree86 > server. So I need to install the 4.1.0 now. > > I am very new to linux/unix and I dont know yet how to download and perform > installation/upgrade to my existing xfree86. I have a dual operaing system > scenario on my machine (win98, RedHat Linux 7.0). > > Could anyone help me with how to download the tar files and untar them and > install while working under linux. I would highly appreciate if someone > can help me out with this. > > Greetings, > Vikram > >Since you are using Redhat, this should be pretty easy. As root user you install the rpm files with rpm -Uvh <filename>. The U stands for upgrade. So you need to install the necessary server, fonts, and libraries. RPM files are easier to use than tar files, plus you don't lose your customizations when you use them. Get the rpm files from the RedHat site. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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