From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 17 01:24:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA02062 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 01:24:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cyclone.degnet.baynet.de (cyclone.degnet.baynet.de [194.95.214.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA02025 for ; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 01:24:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from malte@webmore.com) Received: from neuron.webmore.com (unverified [194.95.214.183]) by cyclone.degnet.baynet.de (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:25:14 +0200 Received: (from malte@webmore.com) by neuron.webmore.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA00763; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:22:06 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.2 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <199806161821.EAA05838@mail.wr.com.au> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:22:06 +0200 (CEST) Reply-To: malte@webmore.com From: Malte Lance To: Gary Harris Subject: RE: Installing X (was: Win 95 install) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Are you installing from CD ? Check the MD5 checksums. Compat21 is definately not needed for installing XFree86 ! Malte. On 16-Jun-98 Gary Harris wrote: > > Thanks Doug, > >> > >> > > > 2.1 compat dist could not be found. Is this required for X? I found >> > > > nothing that says so. >> > > >> > > No, you just missed the compat21/ directory. >> > > >> > What do you mean, missed? I didn't get it. Nothing that I read say >> > that I need it for a flat 2.2.6 install.> >> >> You don't, but you must have selected it. >> >> > > Did you enable moused? If you did then the X default mouse, SysMouse, >> > > should work. > > No,no, no, no. Categorically and emphatically not! I've tried to install > a dozen or so times and every time I have > not opted for compat21 and every time I get this message. > > > Cheers, > > Gary. > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> > > Gary Harris > > PowWow: gharris@wr.com.au > ICQ Pager: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/827286 > EMail: gharris@wr.com.au > EMail: gharri01@postoffice.csu.edu.au > WWW: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1473/ > > PGP Public Key available > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Malte Lance Date: 17-Jun-98 Time: 10:18:45 ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message