[SLE] How do I upgrade to XFree86 3.3.6?
What files do I need from the ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux/suse_update/XFree86-3.3.6-SuSE/SuSE-6.3/ directory on suse's ftp site to upgrade to xfree86 3.3.6, I don't want to download them all, as i'm on a pitiful 28.8, no broadband access period in my area :( Also, has anyone else attempted to use a Savage 2000 with XFree86 3.3.6, supposedly it supports it, (that's why i'm trying to upgrade to 3.3.6, since I can't run x-windows currently)... Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Shawn drevil@warpcore.org -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, DrEvil writes:
What files do I need from the
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux/suse_update/XFree86-3.3.6-SuSE/SuSE-6.3/
directory on suse's ftp site to upgrade to xfree86 3.3.6, I don't want to download them all, as i'm on a pitiful 28.8, no broadband access period in my area :( Also, has anyone else attempted to use a Savage 2000 with XFree86 3.3.6, supposedly it supports it, (that's why i'm trying to upgrade to 3.3.6, since I can't run x-windows currently)...
Here's my suggestion, use YaST to figure out what files are installed that relate to XFree and then download then from SuSE's ftp. Actually, if you select "Install Packages" in YaST, there's an ftp option there... it will tell you the ones that are newer than the currently installed. Alvaro
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regards, Shawn drevil@warpcore.org
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Hi, On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, DrEvil wrote:
What files do I need from the
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux/suse_update/XFree86-3.3.6-SuSE/SuSE-6.3/
directory on suse's ftp site to upgrade to xfree86 3.3.6, I don't want to download them all, as i'm on a pitiful 28.8, no broadband access period in my area :( Also, has anyone else attempted to use a Savage 2000 with XFree86 3.3.6, supposedly it supports it, (that's why i'm trying to upgrade to 3.3.6, since I can't run x-windows currently)...
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Please allow me to ask this heretical question: does your current X Server support your video card? Do you get a picture? If so - why do you want to upgrade? If you are a version junkie, just download the correct X Server RPM for your video card. But you will not see any big difference, apart from the version number. Xfree86 3.3.6 mainly just adds more drivers, no new functionality. If your video card has been supported for quite a while, chances are high, that there are no notable changes and therefore an update is not necessary. Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer 90443 Nuernberg, Germany -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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