Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 13:51:45 -0700 From: Eric Anholt <eanholt@gladstone.uoregon.edu> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X Windows Message-ID: <200110072053.f97KrE121180@gladstone.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <OE28c9OK1BXPMzJ09Z60000a345@hotmail.com> References: <OE28c9OK1BXPMzJ09Z60000a345@hotmail.com>
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Deinstalling X 3.3.6 could be a problem, but you can install X 4.1.0 over
3.3.6 and vice versa, and there shouldn't be any problems. You can install
3.3.6 with /stand/sysinstall, and 4.1.0 via ports or packages. X 4.1.0
should have support for those S3 cards, but the support may not be great. Of
course, 3.3.6 has certainly had issues with S3 cards that I've seen. If you
use 3.3.6, be sure to try both svga and S3 drivers and see what works best.
X11R6.6 is the release version of X. The XFree86 projects adds video drivers
and other important things for users to the X releases. XFree86 4.1.0
uses X11R6.5.
On Sunday 07 October 2001 13:00, you wrote:
> Hello again...
> Now I am standing on a crossroad of which X Window system to choose...
> I do want
> to use X Windows 4.1.0, but I afraid that there is no support for my
> video card:
> (S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX)... So, if I would install X-3.3.6, how could I
> deinstall it after the support for my video card will be included in
> X-4.1.0???
> Is it possible to deinstal it at and not affect my system, i.e. return
> to
> "just installed" base system???
> One more, could you explain me, what does it mean:
> In one web site ("x.org") X Windows named as X11R6.6 and
> in another ("xfree86.org") - XFree86-4.1.0, why?????????
>
> Many thanks for all - Ed.
>
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