In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >> >> I am currently running Linux on a Compaq laptop with a Neomagic NM-2160 >> video card. I would like to use Debian 2.1. Could I use XFree86 3.3.1 with >> Debian 2.1, even though the distribution supports an older version. Thanks >> for any help. > >Debian 2.1 has the neomagic driver. If you MUST have the 3.3.1 version, >install Debian's X like usual, then go to master.debian.org/~vincent/ and grab >the temporary 3.3.1 debs. or you can simply place xfree86.orgs xserver binary >in /usr/local/bin and edit /etc/X11/Xserver to call it.
Using 3.3.1 would be advisable if you don't want X to break when you upgrade to Debian 2.2 (glibc2.1 apparently kills it). -- Ian Lynagh - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lynagh.demon.co.uk/ Two most common elements in the universe: Hydrogen & Stupidity.