By the way do you have a 3.3.6 style file? is it possible that the problem be that you don't have a XF86Config (without the -4 at the end?) for X to fall back on... Lionel --- Derek Smith <derek@marcotte-smith.com> wrote: > 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 __________________________________________________ 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
