The reasonable way to find out which version of X you are running is to
either do X -version
or look in the log (/var/log/XFree86.0.log)
Once you know what you are running, assuming you have both 3.3.6 and 4.x.x then you
can switch
from the one to the other by changing /etc/X11/X according to the description of RH
you mention,
i.e. if you run 3.3.6 and want to run 4.x.x then rename your /etc/X11/X in order to
have a backup
and recreate an /etc/X11/X as a symlink to /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
Lionel
--- Patrick Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 10-Jun-2002 at 11:52PM -0700, Lionel Lecoq wrote:
>
> |> I am afraid the XF86Config-4 files are only supplied by a couple of
> |> distributions (RH for instance) because they provide BOTH 3.3.6 and
> |> 4.x.x. As a consequence it is not a standard and is probably only
> |> documented (if at all) in those distributions. As an aside, I am
> |> surprised to find out that The files in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 are
> |> used: on one of my PC I am running RH 7.1 with both 3.3.6 and 4.x.x
> |> (depending on the user id, with 3.3.6 I get acceleration not with
> |> 4.x.x -its an old PC) in my case, I doubt very much that anything
> |> else than what is in /etc/X11 is used...
>
> Could it just be that it's detail not tidied up properly?
>
> |> Anyhow, If you are using only one version why not copy the relevant
> |> file onto the other.
>
> Basically because I don't know what I'm doing yet. I was hoping to
> find documentation to rectify the matter. I wanted to be able to
> change the vertical refresh rate (and by implication, the dot clock)
> and I wanted to find out the most koshur way of doing it.
>
> The RedHat docs tell me:
>
> <quote>
> First, see which version of X you are running. Type this command:
> ls -l /etc/X11/X
>
> If it is linked to a file that has XF86 in the name (such as
> /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA) then you are using XFree86 3.3.x. If the
> file that it is linked to is XFree86 then you are using XFree86 4.x.
>
> If you are running 3.3.x, look at the file /etc/X11/XF86Config. If
> your are running 4, then look at /etc/X11/XF86Config-4...... {That was
> to do with looking for color depth, but the same applies to modelines.]
> </quote>
>
> This gives contradictory information. According to this, I'm running
> XFree86 4.x, but my system can't be using the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> file because it doesn't cover the resolution I am using -- that
> information MUST be coming from the XF86Config file. So, until I
> understand what is meant to be going on, I'm a bit reticent to be very
> adventurous.
>
> best
>
> P
>
>
>
>
> |>
> |>
> |> --- Patrick Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> |> > Contrary to what people tell me, it seems to be certain that
> |> > XF86Config files are still necessary since the XF86Config-4 is too
> |> > sparse. Is there documentation that covers how these files are
> |> > linked?
> |> >
> |> > I'm finding it confusing to work out why /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> |> > links to /etc/X11/XF86Config, not /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 when the new
> |> > format is ostensibly taken care of in the -4 file.
> |> >
> |> > Points to docs, please. The HOW-TOs don't seem to cover it.
> |> >
> |> > best
> |> >
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