I just installed X 4.0.1 on Mandrake 7.1 and had it up and running off
the default installation by only moving and renaming one file and
editing one other. I highly suggest it to any S3 Trio3D users who are
running X in frame buffer mode or haven't gotten it working. I tried for
6 months to 3.3.6 to run and only got it to work in frame buffer
1024x768 once, then could never get it to work again.
If anyone is interested, I just followed the simple instructions at
www.xfree86.org, and downloaded these files to a temporary directory:
Xbin.tgz
Xdoc.tgz
Xetc.tgz
Xfenc.tgz
Xfnts.tgz
Xfscl.tgz
Xfsrv.tgz
Xinstall.sh
Xlib.tgz
Xman.tgz
Xmod.tgz
Xvar.tgz
Xxserv.tgz
extract.exe
1) Run 'sh Xinstall.sh' from within it's directory and answer yes to all
the questions,
#sh Xinstall.sh
2) afterwards run the new 'XFree86 -configure' which automatically sets
XF86Config for the S3 Trio3D with the S3Virge driver.
#XFree86 -configure
3) Go into directory /etc/X11 and rename any XF86Config and
XF86Config-4 to ".old"
4) Copy and rename the new XF86Config to /etc/X11 (4.0.1 reads
XF86Config-4 now) with #cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
5) reboot
It seems that 4.0.1 launches the TWM desktop by default (at least it did
on mine) which looks like crap and will make you think the install
didn't work properly (at least I did). On mine it had this light grey
background (rough, primitive, detail) with three screens open; login,
xterm, and xclock. If you use and already have KDE installed, then you
need to drop TWM and tell X to launch KDE by default:
1)Go into the login screen and exit out of X;
#exit
2) Edit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc, which is read only so change
it to read-write;
#cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/
3) Save xinitrc and change it's name so you can restore if you need to
with;
#cp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.sav
3) Check to see if it is read-write, which will tell if it has
"-rw-rw-rw-",
#ls -la xinitrc
4) If it doesn't, make it read-write with;
#chmod 666 xinitrc
5)Then edit xinitrc so that it launches KDE default. At the bottom of
the file it will have a section that says something similar to:
#start some nice programs
twm &
xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 &
exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login
6) This tells X that it will launch TWM and have xclock, xterm, and an
xterm titled "login" already open. Xterm "login" will be the main screen
so closing it will exit X. Change the "twm &" line to "kde &" . If you
don't want xclock automatically opened, then delete the xclock line, but
keep the "exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login" line. I deleted it
and X wouldn't run.
7)Exit and save the file.
***I suggest changing the /xinintrc file back to read only with the
chmod command****
Unfortunately, it is late and I can't remember which chmod number is for
read-only. Can somone please reply with the proper chmod number?
Start X and it should work nicley!
I know for beginners like myself, this sounds like a lot to do, but it
only takes a few minutes to install and configure (10-15 max) and then
you'll be running X in all it's glory. I have to admit I needed help
from my brother to do all the xinitrc changes, that was out of my
league.
ps. Mine was running in 800x600 by default, I'm not sure if you can get
better resolutions.
Victor
