Re: X11 Installation
> > you card is supported (partially at least) by Xfree86-3.1.1 release.
> > Debian doesn't have this release in stable. I would suggest you
> > to install debian packages for xserver-svga and -vga16, download
> > only SVGA server from xfree86 site and copy it over existing server
> > installed by debian package in /usr/X11R6/bin/. Fire up XF86Setup
> > and configure the server for your card.
>
> That solution will certainly not work like you say it. First libc6 would
> have to be installed. Before that, libc5 would have to be upgraded to
> 'unstable'. And before that, lsdo would have to be upgraded to 'unstable'.
> Also, locales would have to be upgraded and localebin and wg15-locale
> would have to be removed. And all *-dev packages would have to be removed
> and replaced by the ones from 'unstable'. And it would become tricky to
> build libc5-based programs.
No-no!
I already explained in my next mail that I meant to install xserver-*.deb
packages from bo, NOT hamm! And overwrite one binary downlodaed from
ftp.xfree86.org, again compiled against libc5.
Alex Y.
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