Re: [Cooker] Anyone know of a good XFree86 3.3.6 ->4.x upgrade "howto"?

2001-03-31 Thread Frederic Lepied

"Ryan Little" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I've got all the rpm's (I hope) for 4.0.3 installed, yet I still come up in
> X running 3.3.6Anyone know of a good "upgrading" how-to?
> FYI my vid hardware on this box is SiS 5597/5598 with 4MB mem (Shared system
> mem)
> I've also got an old 8MB Monster 3DFX pass through board with 8MB mem.
> (Banshee 1 even!)
> Thanks
> Ryan
> 
> 
The SIS 5597/5598 isn't supported by XFree86 4.0.3 that's why we
install XFree86 3.3.6 for this card.
-- 
Fred - May the source be with you




Re: [Cooker] Anyone know of a good XFree86 3.3.6 ->4.x upgrade "howto"?

2001-03-29 Thread Peter Ruskin

On Friday 30 March 2001 00:21, Ryan Little wrote:
> I've got all the rpm's (I hope) for 4.0.3 installed, yet I still come up
> in X running 3.3.6Anyone know of a good "upgrading" how-to?
> FYI my vid hardware on this box is SiS 5597/5598 with 4MB mem (Shared
> system mem)
> I've also got an old 8MB Monster 3DFX pass through board with 8MB mem.
> (Banshee 1 even!)
> Thanks
> Ryan

DrakConf | Graphics Configuration.  That will tell you if your card is 
supported by XFree 4.0.3 and guide you though the setup.

Don't know if it's working on Cooker but it's OK in 7.2.
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[Cooker] Anyone know of a good XFree86 3.3.6 ->4.x upgrade "howto"?

2001-03-29 Thread Ryan Little

I've got all the rpm's (I hope) for 4.0.3 installed, yet I still come up in
X running 3.3.6Anyone know of a good "upgrading" how-to?
FYI my vid hardware on this box is SiS 5597/5598 with 4MB mem (Shared system
mem)
I've also got an old 8MB Monster 3DFX pass through board with 8MB mem.
(Banshee 1 even!)
Thanks
Ryan