On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 10:20:53AM -0500, Kenneth Jacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Various correspondents state that 4.2.1 supports my board. Version > 4.3.0 and 4.4.0 are some of the "latest and greatest". But, I thought > I might just "get my feet wet" (since I have done *zero* backports) > with the 4.2.1 version. Suggestions? I do not know. AFAICR, I needed 4.2.1 only. I think 4.3.0 needed only for 9xxx cards.
> One thing that concerns me, though, is the affect of upgrading the X > server. I assume I will have to "purge" all traces of the current > version. But won't that also remove components that depend on it > (e.g., kde, ...)? If true, what will be the best way to recover those > X11-dependent applications? You do not have to purge, as you are right, it would remove everything which depends on them (whole kde etc). Upgrading XFree86 to 4.2.1 was painless. Only be suree to save your configuration file if you tampered it. > Should they be my starting point? You should also check http://www.apt-get.org/ > I hope I'm not embarking on a long, long journey! ;-) If you try 4.3.0, then be sure to download them all first, there were too much trouble with them in Sid even. It was broken into smaller but more packages, and the upgrade path/dependencies were not clean. :( Also, I had postinst problems as well, as my /bin/sh was not bash. :( My advice: try 4.2.1 first, if it still does not support your board, then move on to 4.3.0. Note: 4.4.0 won't be packaged, at least not for a while. Hope this helps, GCS/Laszlo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
