Re: XFree86 3.1.2F plans?
Even easier - I just downloaded the new 3.1.2F server, named it
XF86_Mach64 (I think it already was..) and overwrote the old 3.1.2 debian
server. Hey presto, no changes required.
I'm new to debian/linux, but I think I'm right in saying that this file
will now just be overwritten if I install a new debian Mach64 server.
Ed
On 17 Sep 1996, Mark Purcell wrote:
> Date: 17 Sep 96 14:49:47 GMT
> From: Mark Purcell <purcell@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: XFree86 3.1.2F plans?
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> I had the same problem. My Mach64 chip is also new and wasn't recognized
> by the Debian Mach64 package.
>
> In my case the solution was simple, although it may not work in all cases.
>
> I installed the debian Mach64 Xserver (xserver-mach64.3.1.2-5.deb) and I
> then only downloaded the new 3.12G Xserver (XF86_Mach64) without any of the
> config files or supporting applications.
>
> I renamed the 3.12G server to XF86_Mach64.312G and placed it in the
> /usr/X11/bin/ directory with my other Xservers.
>
> When I edited the config file /etc/X11/Xserver to point to the new server
> everything worked like a charm.
>
> The beauty is that I haven't overwritten any of the debian controlled
> xserver files and have only added one additional file
> (/usr/X11/bin/XF86_Mach64.312G). Thus when the next debian release comes
> out I can upgrade without fear. Of course I am not totally sure of what
> mixing the binary with the debian config does, but it works and is giving
> me good results here.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> David C. Winters <winters@giri.intro.cs.cmu.edu> wrote in article
> <Pine.LNX.3.94.960831105307.23412A-100000@giri.intro.cs.cmu.edu>...
> > On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Shawn Asmussen wrote:
> > > I agree. I would very much like to be running the F beta in its
> entirety,
> > > and with Debian I do not know how to go about doing that and being
> > > positive I am not breaking anything in the process. I realize that the
> > > owner of this package does not plan to release any of the beta versions
> as
> > > a Debian package while there is no source code, but I for one would
> VERY
> > > much appreciate some sort of instruction on what all is neccessary in
> > > order to take out the stock Debian XFree and replace it with one of the
> > > beta versions without breaking anything in the process.
> >
> > Okay. Here's how I got X 3.1.2[D|E|F] running. The background:
> > The machines I was given to work with have Mach64 chipsets and the
> > hardware appears to be so blasted _new_ I couldn't get the .deb X to
> > work.
>
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