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Re: Downgrading to xfree86 3.x



On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 09:03:54AM -0600, Jeffrey Taylor wrote:
> Quoting Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>:
> > On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 08:02:59PM -0600, Jeffrey Taylor wrote:
> > > I have an old VLB video card (ATI Graphics Ultra Pro).  It does not
> > > appear to be supported in xfree86 4.x.  How do I downgrade to xfree86
> > > 3.x in woody?
> > 
> > apt-get install xserver-mach32 xserver-common-v3
> > 
> > Debian's 3.x and 4.x versions of X can co-exist without problems.
> > 
> 
> How to I tell it which version to start?  

If this is a long term thing, purge the one you're not using.
Otherwise, alter the /etc/X11/X symlink.

> And does anyone have any
> advice about getting it to work at greater than 8 bpp?

Depends on the card, I guess...

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Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org>				http://ertius.org/

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