I didn't mess with the glic libs. I think RH8 ships with the right ones. I'd unenstall 2.2 if you can.
I just went to the XFree site and uses CVS to check out the entire source for XFree86 -- the xc or most current version. Then I compiled and installed it from the source files. It worked. I've still got some issues with the fglrx driver and some sort of ATI control program that doesn't work but it doesn't seem to stop any think else from working. One strange thing that has happened recently is that up2date has died. This is puzzling. Now I'm trying to get the latest version of the gcc files and recompile the gcc compiler set from source. I'm getting stupid errors out of the fortran compiler. Seems that it can't parse nested do loops properly. I think there are some bug patches to XFree available now so I will probably recompile both systems. Well, first I'll do the gcc and run their test suite. Then I'll upgrade XFree. I hope nothing breaks right when I do these changes. Good luck Bill Lea David Woodcock wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Nissan Motor Co. (Australia) Pty. Ltd. > > Attention: > This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not > the intended recipient you must not disclose or use the information > contained in it. If you have received this email message in error > please delete it and notify the sender by return email. > > The content of this message does not necessarily represent the views > of Nissan Motor Co. (Australia) Pty Ltd. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William G. Lea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 3:18 PM > Subject: Re: [XFree86] installation of X on Redhat Linux 8.0 > > > I didn't have any problems with RH 8.0. I installed a clean system > and > > all the updates so RH8 was as correct as possible. Then I made a > > directory for X4.3 and checked it out of the repository with CVS. > Next > > I ran the makeworld and install scripts. Everything seemed to work > > right out of the box so to speak. Well, I had a struggle with the X > > config file because of the radeon 9000 card I'm running. > > > > However, if this procedure DOESN'T work for YOU, I can't help > because > > I'm not very good at Linux, just lucky. I'd say just try it out, but > be > > ready to reinstall your system... > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone installed 4.3 on Redhat? If so can they explain > (privately > > > if needs be) how/what was needed to get this compiled. > > > > > > thanks in advance. > > Thanks for that. > > I downloaded the binaries: Linux-ix86-glibc22 (which is probably my > first > mistake) > > I've just checked ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.3.0/binaries/ > and > confusingly I see there are now > > Linux-ix86-glibc21 > Linux-ix86-glibc23 > > I guess my first question is: Which glib do I need for Red Hat v8 > (what are > the differences?) > Second question: After installation and configuration of the glib22 > files > my system starts X *BUT* all I get is a background with a little > windows in > the bottom right hand > corner saying: var log, and continuously scrolling up the screen. > > I can STARTX and all appears fine, I can run xf86cfg and change the > various > settings, but whereas I used to boot into the blue KDE logon screen > all I > get is the above. > > The logs report a missing GLIDE file, but apart from that all seems > well. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
