Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 22:58:56 -0400 (EDT) From: User Ipt Ian Patrick Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> To: cwaiken@icubed.com (Christopher W. Aiken) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xfree86 Message-ID: <200105100258.WAA01120@scarlet.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <20010509205533.R56456-100000@bigdaddy.localdomain> from "Christopher W. Aiken" at "May 9, 2001 09:06:45 pm"
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You can still use xf86config. I actually prefer it because I have found that the newer configuration tools cause your video to leave and not come back until after a reboot(of course this is with a Matrox 450 card, YMMV). Ian As told by, Christopher W. Aiken > > I have FreeBSD 4.2 installed with XFree86 3.xxx installed. > I used the ports collections and "made" XFree86 4.xxx. > I have not done a "make install" yet because I have a few > questions first. > > 1) How do I configure XFree86 4.xxx?? I used xf86config > to configure XFree86 3.xxx > > 2) If I do a "make install" I would assume that I will > have both version 3.xxx and 4.xxx installed. When I do > a "startx" how does FreeBSD determine which one to use?? > If version 4.xxx fails I would need to go back to version 3.xxx > > BTW... Nice job on the port. After the two source files were > down loaded, the "compiles" took a couple of hours on my system. > I was pleasantly supprise that there were no errors or problems. > > -=[cwa]=- > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Have blue screens given you the blues, go to www.freebsd.org for the cure. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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