Thanks, but still no luck. X was already linked to XF86_S3V but just to be sure, I renamed it and created a new one, linking X to XF86_S3V as you described. After doing this, I run X and it still reads from XF86Config-4. If I rename this file to XF86Config-4-old, X does not start, presumably because it cannot find the config file. All said, it is not reading from the XF86Config file that is created when I run XConfigurator. Any help greatly appreciated. Regards, Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lionel Lecoq" <lionel_lecoq@yahoo.com> To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:56 AM Subject: Re: Re: Re: Virge GX (Derek Smith) > Assuming you have a directory structure similar to mine, you will find that /etc/X11/X points to > the currently actual server. > If it points to /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 then it is pointing to X 4.x.x > If it points to /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_S3V then it is pointing to one of the X 3.3.x servers > Changing from the one to the other is then rather obvious: backup the current one (for instance > naming it X4) and create an X as a symlink to the server you love... > > Lionel > > > > --- Michael <michael.lawver@pointoflightproducts.com> wrote: > > Hello Derek, > > > > It's located in your make.conf file and you can specify it there. Well, let > > me rephrase that, this is where it is at on the FreeBSD side but I would > > imagine that it would be in the same place since were both using the same > > server. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Michael :o) > > > > On Tuesday 09 July 2002 07:37 pm, Derek Smith wrote: > > > I have followed the steps you outlined. Here is the "current" problem: it > > > is still reading from the XF86Config-4 file (which tells me it is still > > > running version 4, I think), not the XF86Config file which is created by > > > Xconfigurator. I know I wan to run version 3.3.6, but how do I let the > > > system know this? > > > > > > Regards, > > > Derek > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Richard Dawson" <rcdawson@worldnet.att.net> > > > To: "newbie list" <newbie@XFree86.Org> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:40 PM > > > Subject: Re: Re: Re: Virge GX (Derek Smith) > > > > > > > rpm -ivh XFree86-S3V* > > > > > > > > Then issue this command to reconfigure the settings: > > > > > > > > Xconfigurator --expert --preferxf3 --server XF86_S3V > > > > > > > > > > > > The rpm command requires that you have the right CD in the drive. The > > > > one containing (assuming that it 7.3 contains version 3.6 as well as > > > > 4.x) the XFree86-S3V* files. > > > > > > > > the Xconfigurator command puts with the preferxf3 option puts you in the > > > > mode of setting up version 3. > > > > > > > > Its worth doing just to see if you can do it. Then again, the annoying > > > > post xwindows garbling of text windows probably makes it worth while to > > > > get a new card. Of course, you have to find a card that works! > > > > > > > > This is a fairly well-known problem, so I wonder if version 4.x will > > > > ever get fixed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > http://sbc.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
