Marc, I'm downloading the source files. When I finish do I unzip them on the linux partition in the X11 directory? Do I need to compile them? Just with the previous instruction will the XFree86 files install? I could use some more instruction? Thanks John
John Kissell wrote: > Marc, > > I have Nt4.0 on the first physical scsi disk. That good old gotcha Microsoft. On a > second scsi disk I have a dos partition and a 3gig partition for linux. I use the > bootdisks to boot to dos or linux. This is probably out dated. Where do I find the > MBR first of all to save and how? Can I leave my partitions as they are? > > Where do I get the source files for 4.2 XFree86? I was just looking on the web > site. If I stay with the current Linux OS and what you have listed then this will > install the files necessary to run XFree86? Or do I need to compile the source > files in c or something like that. > > John > > Marc Aurele La France wrote: > > > On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Marc Aurele La France wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, John Kissell wrote: > > > > > > > One of my machines still runs a 2.0.39 kernel and libc5. And 4.2.0 is > > > > > quite happy on it. No 3D of course, but on this system I don't mind. > > > > > > > You only need to upgrade XFree86, preferably to 4.2.0. However, getting > > > > > that done on an older system might be a bit of chore, given we only > > > > > provide binaries for glibc 2.2. So, you should either upgrade the whole > > > > > shebang, as Lionel suggests, or build from XFree86 source. > > > > > > I purchased Slackware 7 and 8. Most of these require you to install > > > > LILO to boot from. The current Linux OS I have boots from a floppy and > > > > I thought I would stay with that. Thats why I was keeping the older > > > > version around. With the info on XFree86 web site can I do a source > > > > build? What is required to do this? Is there a work around for > > > > putting 7 and 8 on without LILO. In other words can I still use a boot > > > > floppy? Right now my disk is relatively clean. I just reloaded the old > > > > version of Slackware Linux and could reinstall if I had to. > > > > > It's easy enough to uninstall LILO later, but you should first build a > > > non-modular kernel on a floppy, and verify that you can boot from it. > > > > > > I suspect you don't want to clobber another boot manager (System > > > Commander, or the like). But, when LILO is installed, make a copy of the > > ^^^^ > > Ooops.................................................. it makes > > > > > previous MBR, and you can tell it to restore the old one later, which will > > > also restore your previous boot setup. > > > > > As for XFree86 source, download the tarballs. Unpacking them will create > > > an xc/ directory. Just `make World` and `make install install.man > > > install.sdk` in that directory. > > > > Marc. > > > > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > > | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | > > | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | > > | 352 General Services Building | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ > > | Edmonton, Alberta | | > > | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | > > | CANADA | | > > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > > XFree86 Core Team member. ATI driver and X server internals. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
