Hello, I am upgrading my XFree86 server to XFree86-4.1.0 on my SuSE 7.1 Professional install and attempting to follow the instructions at the SuSE web pages: http://www.suse.com/en/support/xsuse/index.html#xfree86410 and ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE/ Both README files have the following text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- download the appropriate files, i.e. the files located in * suse70 (SuSE Linux 7.0 / glibc 2.1.3) * suse71 (SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2) * suse72 (SuSE Linux 7.2 / glibc 2.2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- However no where in the: 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE' directory structure does there exist a 'SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2' directory. Looks like some innate knowledge is needed to decipher the README file. Under the 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE' directory there is a 'suse71' directory with 12 rpm files, one gzip'ed file and two sub-directories namely 'DRI' and 'sax2'. The 'DRI' sub-directory has three rpm files in it, and the sax2' sub-directory has one rpm file in it. So this spawns a couple of questions: 1. Are the files in: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE/suse7.1' the same files mentioned in the 'README' file as 'SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2' ? 2. If question #1 is 'yes' do I recreate the 'DRI' and 'sax2' subdirectories and files in it verbatim or can I ftp those 'DRI' and 'sax2' rpm files into the same download directory as the other files? 3. If question #1 is 'no', where are the XFree86-4.1.0 upgrade files located? Anybody got a clue, or done this before? Thanxs, -jpg
John Griffin wrote:
Hello,
I am upgrading my XFree86 server to XFree86-4.1.0 on my SuSE 7.1 Professional install and attempting to follow the instructions at the SuSE web pages:
http://www.suse.com/en/support/xsuse/index.html#xfree86410 and ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE/
Both README files have the following text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- download the appropriate files, i.e. the files located in
* suse70 (SuSE Linux 7.0 / glibc 2.1.3) * suse71 (SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2) * suse72 (SuSE Linux 7.2 / glibc 2.2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
However no where in the: 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE' directory structure does there exist a 'SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2' directory.
Looks like some innate knowledge is needed to decipher the README file. Under the 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE' directory there is a 'suse71' directory with 12 rpm files, one gzip'ed file and two sub-directories namely 'DRI' and 'sax2'. The 'DRI' sub-directory has three rpm files in it, and the sax2' sub-directory has one rpm file in it. So this spawns a couple of questions:
1. Are the files in: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE/suse7.1' the same files mentioned in the 'README' file as 'SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2' ?
My guess is that "glibc 2.2" is a parenthetical comment, indicating that SuSE 7.1 is distributed with (and assumes the presence of) glibc version2.2.
2. If question #1 is 'yes' do I recreate the 'DRI' and 'sax2' subdirectories and files in it verbatim or can I ftp those 'DRI' and 'sax2' rpm files into the same download directory as the other files?
You may not even need the DRI files -- I don't remember what they were for, but I don't think I needed them. But in any event, the directory structure here doesn't matter, since it doesn't affect the result of installing the rpms except for possible ordering considerations. I think you want to install the main set of rpms first, then Sax2 and DRI.
Anybody got a clue, or done this before?
I did it before, successfully, but I don't remember exactly how I did it. The only problems I had were with Sax2, not with X itself. Paul
John Griffin wrote:
Hello,
I am upgrading my XFree86 server to XFree86-4.1.0 on my SuSE 7.1 Profession al install and attempting to follow the instructions at the SuSE web pages:
http://www.suse.com/en/support/xsuse/index.html#xfree86410 and ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE/
Both README files have the following text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
download the appropriate files, i.e. the files located in
* suse70 (SuSE Linux 7.0 / glibc 2.1.3) * suse71 (SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2) * suse72 (SuSE Linux 7.2 / glibc 2.2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks Paul for the info. I let everyone know how it turns out. Regards, -jpg - -
However no where in the: 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE' directory structure does there exist a 'SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2' directo
ry.
Looks like some innate knowledge is needed to decipher the README file. Und
er
the 'ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE' directo ry there is a 'suse71' directory with 12 rpm files, one gzip'ed file and two sub-directories namely 'DRI' and 'sax2'. The 'DRI' sub-directory has three rpm files in it, and the sax2' sub-directory has one rpm file in it. So thi s spawns a couple of questions:
1. Are the files in: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.1.0-SuSE/suse7.1' the same files mentioned in the 'README' file as 'SuSE Linux 7.1 / glibc 2.2' ?
My guess is that "glibc 2.2" is a parenthetical comment, indicating that SuSE 7.1 is distributed with (and assumes the presence of) glibc version2.2.
2. If question #1 is 'yes' do I recreate the 'DRI' and 'sax2' subdirectorie s and files in it verbatim or can I ftp those 'DRI' and 'sax2' rpm files into the same download directory as the other files?
You may not even need the DRI files -- I don't remember what they were for, b ut I don't think I needed them. But in any event, the directory structure here doesn't matter, since it doesn't affect the result of installing the rpms exc ept for possible ordering considerations. I think you want to install the main set of rpms first, then Sax2 and DRI.
Anybody got a clue, or done this before?
I did it before, successfully, but I don't remember exactly how I did it. T he only problems I had were with Sax2, not with X itself.
Paul
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