Kit,
In order to drop out to a console, even though it's not necessary to do
the update, just hit CTRL+ALT+F1. that will take you to a console. You
will be looking at a console login prompt. Log in as root, and do your
stuff. Navigate to the dir with the packages in and issue the command to
start
Dear Kompukit:
You can do
#rpm --rebuilddb
and
#update-menus -v
both in KDE"s konsole (or any xterm) or you can log out of KDE into the
console, and do it there. If you have chosen to boot up to KDE directly
(runlevel 5, i.e. graphically), then you should do this in KDE's xterm, then
reb
Dear Randy:
Thanks for your kind words. Wish I could help you with your specific
quesitons. But I am just a newbie. Hope someone on the list is qualified to
answer them.
Thanks again.
Benjamin
On Sunday 08 April 2001 17:13, you wrote:
> Benjamin,
>
> Thanks for your efforts and persistence
Below, is a portion of what you had instructed...
for installing KDE2.1.1 final.
How exactly do you EXIT KDE to go into console mode...?
do you exit as if to logout of the system...then when it asks..
select console mode
is this how?
Benjamin Sher wrote:
> After installation, exit K
Larry,
Sorry if this is a duplicate -- I tried to send a message like this just
a few minutes ago -- it's gone and I can't find it in my sent folder.
Anyway, thanks very much for that information.
I wanted to let you know that I did try to go to the source, something
like 1 to 2 months ago, and
Larry,
Thanks very much!
As an aside, I just wanted you to know that I had made an attempt to go
to the source, and found this (probably 1-2 months ago, but it hasn't
changed).
http://xfree86.org/4.0.2/Status30.html#30
Quoting:
Summary:
Support for the 86C201, 86C202, 86C215, 86C225, 5597 an
I actually used to mirror their RPM's to my system occasionally, but
I've since removed the script, but it should be easily recreatable by
anyone familiar with wget.
Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear friends:
> Well, looks like I was wrong again. But this time it's a pleasant surprise.
> Let's go back
Randy Kramer wrote:
> Benjamin,
>
> Thanks for your efforts and persistence in sorting this out.
--snip -- snip ---
> Someone
> responded saying they believed the 4.0.3 driver worked for the SiS 5597
> because there were multiple references to the SiS 5597 in the driver
> source c
Benjamin,
Thanks for your efforts and persistence in sorting this out.
I have some questions that you or someone else might be able to answer:
1. Will the rpms install / work with XFree86.3.x.x? (It looks like the
files you listed include only XFree86-4.0.3. One of my machines will
only work
Dear friends:
Well, looks like I was wrong again. But this time it's a pleasant surprise.
Let's go back to the KDE 2.1.1 upgrade for LM72 site from Texstar at:
http://texstar.dyn.dhs.org
This site has i586 rpms for LM72 that will allow you to upgrade your current
KDE to the final version 2.1
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