Re: XFree86 on Wallstreet
On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 07:02:45PM -0700, Peter Meilstrup wrote:
> Well, unsurprisingly, this config file didn't work. The next thing I'm
> going to try is to build X from source, using ani's drivers. Does
> anyone have a rough estimate of how much space a complete build will take?
> Would it be possible to build and install only the ati driver, and leave
> the rest as-is?
Well, here's how I got it to work - not sure if it's the most efficient
way, but it works! Parts of it is described at
http://linuxppc.org/documentation/xf4/
Install the Xfree86-4 debs from unstable
download xfree86-4 source from xfree86.org
delete the xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86 directory
replace it with /xfree86 from Ani's rsync tree at linuxppc.org
do a 'make World' inside the xc directory (takes hrs on my PBG3)
do a 'make install' inside the following directories:
xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw
xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/ati
So now, you're using the X4 debs with the ati drivers from source
startx!
You'll need to keep track of what packages are being upgraded from now
on. If apt-get upgrade says it wants to upgrade X stuff, let it, but then
go into those 2 directories mentioned above and do make install again, to
use your drivers. I'm not sure how long this will be necessary - anyone
know?
Again, this is just the way I do it, so I'd be interested to hear ways that
work better.
Vinod
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