hey, in the directory /etc/X11 there is a link called X. What does it
point to? It should be /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 for X 4.02
Give that a look it may be your problem.
Abe
Adrian Smith wrote:
>
> hi Tom & whomever else is following this....
>
> ok, this is what i tried this time around.
>
> rpm --rebuilddb
> rpm -Uvh --allfiles *
>
> still the same thing (X 4.0.1 not .2)
>
> so, i did this:
>
> rpm --rebuilddb
> rpm Uvvh --allfiles *.rpm >xlog
> rpm --rebuilddb
> shutdown -r now
>
> after doing all this:
>
> XFree86 -version
>
> reports the following:
>
> XFree86 Version 4.0.1 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
> Release Date: 1 July 2000
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
> than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
> problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux 2.2.17-21mdksmp i686 [ELF]
> Module Loader present
>
> so then i ran
> rpm -qa | grep XFree
>
> it reports the following:
>
> XFree86-libs-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-xfs-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-devel-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-1.0-14mdk
> XFree86-Xvfb-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-Xnest-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-static-libs-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-server-4.0.1-28mdk
> XFree86-server-common-3.3.6-18mdk
> XFree86-SVGA-3.3.6-18mdk
>
> these are the files i have (is it something stupid like i'm missing a file?):
>
> Glide_V3-DRI-cvs-1mdk.i586.rpm (this one came up as a failed dependancy when i did
>rpm --test, so i added it to the directory)
> XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-Xnest-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-Xvfb-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-devel-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-doc-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-glide-module-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-libs-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-server-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-static-libs-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> XFree86-xfs-4.0.2-1mdk.i686.rpm
> freetype2-2.0.2-0.20001211.1mdk.i586.rpm
> freetype2-devel-2.0.2-0.20001211.1mdk.i586.rpm
>
> looking over the output of my rpm -vv, most of it seems ok to me, but i have the
>whole file if anyone can look at it & tell anything. i didn't want to send it to the
>list as it is 160K
>
> however is this bad? i see the word NO, as opposed to most of the time it says YES.
> these are out takes from the output of "rpm -Uvvh -allfiles *.rpm".
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> D: requires: /sbin/ldconfig satisfied by db file lists.
> D: NO A rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 B
>rpmlib(VersionedDependencies) = 3.0.3-1
> D: NO A rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 B
>rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) = 3.0.4-1
> D: NO A rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 B rpmlib(PayloadIsBzip2) =
>3.0.5-1
> <snip>
> D: NO A rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 B
>rpmlib(VersionedDependencies) = 3.0.3-1
> D: YES A rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 B
>rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) = 3.0.4-1
> D: requires: mlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 YES (rpmlib provides)
> D: YES A freetype2 = 2.0.2-0.20001211.1mdk B freetype2 = 2.0.2
> D: requires: freetype2 = 2.0.2 satisfied by added package.
> D: NO A rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 B
>rpmlib(VersionedDependencies) = 3.0.3-1
> D: NO A rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 B
>rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) = 3.0.4-1
> D: NO A rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 B rpmlib(PayloadIsBzip2) =
>3.0.5-1
> -------------------------------------------
>
> thanks much
>
> Adrian Smith
> 'de telepone dude
> Telecom Dept.
> x 7042
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
