Re: Getting xfree86 4.02 onto an isolated laptop
"David A. Rogers" <darogers@xnet.com> writes:
> I have received a hand-me-down laptop - a Thinkpad 365XD with TFT display.
> I've got potato on it, but 3.3.6 doesn't work for my display (unless you
> count VGA16 yuck!). However, I just found a web site that says that 4.02
> works well on the exact model I have.
>
> Here's my problem. I've only ever used the debian CDs and stable before.
> I've read how to get unstable stuff, but that only works well if you have a
> reasonable pipe to the net. This thing has a slow modem 28.8 and I don't
> have it working under Linux yet anyway.
>
> What's going to be the easiest way to get xfree 4.02 onto this laptop? Be
> as explicit as you are able, please. I'm still learning.
>
If you can bring your laptop near a well connected linux computer, you
can set up a link over the parrallel interface with plip.
You'll get 40kB/s transfer rate.
HTH
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Dominique_Dumont@grenoble.hp.com
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