Hi,
     I used whatever version came with my install (redhat 5.2) ran the
setup program (can't remember which one), which got it running in
320x200, and then edited the XF86config file using some paramaters
(mainly clocks and some modelines) that I found at the linux on laptop
home pages,

cheers

Johann

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> 
> Did you Upgrade XFree86 with rpms or compile it?
> 
> If you compiled it try the --nodeps option. This may solve your problem or
> just create another :-p
> 
> On 23-Feb-99 Michael Stearne wrote:
> > I have a Neomagic display for an HP Omnibook 2100 with Redhat 5.0.  As
> > far as I can tell Redhat 5.0 comes with XFree86 3.2.  In the Linux on
> > Laptops HOWTO for my computer it says my card is not supported by
> > XFree86 yet and I have to go to http://PrecisionInsight.com to get a
> > driver. I went there and got the driver and went to install it (rpm -ivh
> > XFCom......rpm) and the message I got from it was
> > XFCom.... requires XFree86 >= 3.3.2.  Fine. So I went to xfree86 org and
> > got the required files for the 3.3.3 release.  I ran the preinst.sh
> > script it was OK, and then I ran the postinst.sh script and it ran OK.
> > But then I went back to install the
> > rpm -ivh XFCom......rpm
> > and got
> > XFCom.... requires XFree86 >= 3.3.2 again.
> >
> > Did I not install the XFree86 version correctly?  I only ran preinst and
> > postinst is there a step in between that I missed or why is this new
> > version not recognized?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael Stearne
> 
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