I have never compiled anything in Linux beyond that of the kernel, and that was many years ago. Yes, I would like to try that. However, I am at a loss as to what actually has to be done. I am also not sure that just changing the X-server is going to be enough in RH, because of the way the distro has made all WMs follow their prescribed look. I might have to install a generic version of KDE or Gnome, too. I have read where some RH users have not accepted the new look and had to do this. It seems daunting to a newbie, and the amount of time that I have to 'play' in my learning has to be weighed against the fact that I am not making any money in my business when I do. It really sucks to have to work for a living! :-)
If you have done something like this before, and can briefly outline the steps, I would appreciate it. I have been to the XFree86 site, but not spent a lot of time there, as yet. Any other references on-line? BTW, I did post this concern on RH's 'install' listserv. There wasn't any usefull help. I posted it OT here because the solution leads me to being able to handle Mandrake related issues as well. Learning Linux is still learning Mandrake, INHO. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Is it worth my time as a newbie, or should be left for a future project when I am a little more experienced and capable? T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:28 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Another OT...Sort Of why don't you compile xfree 3.3.6 yourself and see if that gets you what you want... just cos redhat don't offer that choise doesn't mean you can't use it... (maybe you could even rebuild the mdk src rpm on redhat??) rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Technoslick Sent: Thursday, 21 November 2002 8:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Another OT...Sort Of I didn't transfer from the CD over to a local folder. I had thought about that when I first started the project, but then in the end, just went from the CD. The whole process kept choking on libc differences, so I forced then anyway. <heh-heh> I can be very persuasive when I have had enough and the consequences don't matter anymore. Xconfigurator did work, mostly. The screen was really funky looking, probably from the mixed libraries and dependency issues. It didn't matter in the long run. I had placed some hope that this configuration tool would get me in where xf86config couldn't. The issue is still the X-server. It won't run a lot of these older cards that are listed as supported. I tried some really high-freq monitors, too. It's the X-server, nothing more. I will wipe it out and start over, once I get a new video card; the forced RPM installs most likely caused some issues for the future. RH has made some rather starting changes in this newest release. They have decided in version 8 to really push the GUI as the place to be for maintaining the system as well as being productive. I certainly want to see a more 'friendly' and graphical work environment, but not at the expense of time-tested tools. I think it is rather bass-ackward that they should leave you with your best config tool in X-windows for when X-windows doesn't work right. Have I missed something here? ;-) T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Another OT...Sort Of On Wednesday 20 November 2002 08:31 am, Technoslick wrote: > You people are just so-o-o-o-o smart, I can't help but ask: > > If I want to install Xconfigurator on an RH 8.0 system, and I have all the > RPMs I need on a CD, could I install them all like this: > > rpm -ivh --force --nodeps /mnt/cdrom/*.rpm > > Or am I going to have to install each RPM individually; maybe libraries > first, and maybe with the --nodeps switch to keep them from complaining > about dependencies? > Xconfigurator was dropped in version 8 (%#%%$^!!) and it's my last hope of > trying to get a supported card to actually work in XFree86 4.2.0. I know > that I could make my own package from source, but I really don't have the > time and inclination right now. > > Thanks for putting up with the OT question! > > T It should work, I have done it several times using a folder with the .rpm packages I want to install. To bad RH doesn't have urpmi command. What I would do though is transfer the CD packages to a single folder on your HD and then cd to that folder and install with rpm -ivh --force --nodeps *.rpm less chance of errors that way. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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