Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:21:05 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Large <clarge@macn.bc.ca> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10012311256010.25640-100000@mojoe.macn.bc.ca> Subject: xfree 4.02 I just installed 4.02. how does one start it up? Typing "startx" seems to bring up 3.3.6. The readme from SuSE tells one on how to install it but that is it. All this effort to try and get my ati all-in-wounder 128 pro card to work. I tried "XFree86" which seemed to load 4.02 but all i get is blank screen. do i have to type something else to get all the other stuff to show on the screen. The screen refreshing seems off. the screen is fuzzy. Thanks <p> *--------------------------------* | Chris Large clarge@macn.bc.ca | | http://gone for now | *--------------------------------*
Message-ID: <3A4FC52A.E4EAAD55@iname.com> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 23:45:46 +0000 From: Chris Reeves <chris.reeves@iname.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] xfree 4.02 Chris Large wrote:
I just installed 4.02. how does one start it up? Typing "startx" seems to bring up 3.3.6. The readme from SuSE tells one on how to install it but that is it.
All this effort to try and get my ati all-in-wounder 128 pro card to work.
I tried "XFree86" which seemed to load 4.02 but all i get is blank screen. do i have to type something else to get all the other stuff to show on the screen. The screen refreshing seems off. the screen is fuzzy.
I seem to remember trying to sort this on a friend's box, but I can't remember exactly. If I remember correctly, the 'XFree86' command was similar to the 'xinit' command under 3.3.6, and took basically the same syntax (???). Try editing your startx script, and replace the 'xinit' at the end with 'XFree86'. You should be able to at least get an xterm by doing 'XFree86 xterm' or something similar. Hope that helps a bit, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\
Hello Chris, on Sunday, December 31, 2000 at 23:45:46 +0000, you sat in front of your keyboard and wrote:
Chris Large wrote:
I just installed 4.02. how does one start it up? Typing "startx" seems to bring up 3.3.6. The readme from SuSE tells one on how to install it but that is it.
All this effort to try and get my ati all-in-wounder 128 pro card to work.
I tried "XFree86" which seemed to load 4.02 but all i get is blank screen. do i have to type something else to get all the other stuff to show on the screen. The screen refreshing seems off. the screen is fuzzy.
I seem to remember trying to sort this on a friend's box, but I can't remember exactly. If I remember correctly, the 'XFree86' command was similar to the 'xinit' command under 3.3.6, and took basically the same syntax (???). Try editing your startx script, and replace the 'xinit' at the end with 'XFree86'.
You should be able to at least get an xterm by doing 'XFree86 xterm' or something similar.
Hope that helps a bit, Chris
Doesn't SaX2 supposed to set things correctly for using XFree 4.x? Regards... -- Jean-François Bocquet <tns01@free.fr> ================================+ http://tns01.free.fr | ··· Linux User #177410| | GPG publickey: http://tns01.free.fr/pubkey.asc | fingerprints: 4E98 A7F2 6C26 6554 9562 C64E 5548 BF94 DE59 0A12 | =================================+ | -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK------ +------------------------------------+ Version: 3.12 Comment: For info see http://www.geekcode.com GCS/S d-- s:+ a- C++ UL+>++ P+ L+++>++++ E W++ N+ o+ K- !w O? M? V? PS PE- Y+ PGP+ t+ 5? X++ R tv++ b+ DI- D+ G e+ h! r-- y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
On Monday 01 January 2001 09:28, Jean-François Bocquet wrote: <SNIP>
Doesn't SaX2 supposed to set things correctly for using XFree 4.x?
Regards...
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/README specifically avises against use of SaX2. -- Stu "The specification said Windows 95 or better, so I installed Linux"
Doesn't SaX2 supposed to set things correctly for using XFree 4.x?
Regards...
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/README specifically avises against use of SaX2.
Yes that is what they say but i had to run it then ran xf86config and it fixed all my problems. *--------------------------------* | Chris Large clarge@macn.bc.ca | | http://gone for now | *--------------------------------*
On December 31, 2000 04:21 pm, Chris Large wrote:
I just installed 4.02. how does one start it up? Typing "startx" seems to bring up 3.3.6. The readme from SuSE tells one on how to install it but that is it.
All this effort to try and get my ati all-in-wounder 128 pro card to work.
I tried "XFree86" which seemed to load 4.02 but all i get is blank screen. do i have to type something else to get all the other stuff to show on the screen. The screen refreshing seems off. the screen is fuzzy.
I guess you didn't overwrite the old install? A couple of things from memory. The format of the XF86Config file is different so must be created . In addition it's moved to /etc/X11 not /etc. IMHO the effort is well worth it. 3.3.6 was okay. 4.0 was a leap forward. 4.0.2 is even better. Looks better then windows with my rage fury card. So start by trying to configure card. Sax2 would be the SuSE way but I think a new program was included with 4.0.2 I didn't try it. Nick
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