Date: 18 May 2002 15:21:34 +0100 From: "S. Roberts" <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Upgrade XFree86-3.3.6? to XFree86-4.X Message-ID: <1021731694.84212.15.camel@Demon.Strobe.org>
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--=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I have XFree86-3.3.6 installed on my system. After posting questions about my colour / graphics problems with a new monitor, numerous respondents advised me to upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2. Simple question here is, how do I upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2? Please bear with me here - yes I've read the handbook, yes, I've read The Complete FreeBSD, there's nowhere is either of the two that addresses upgrading from a previous XFree86-3.3.6 to a later version. The handbook mentions installing a later version after completing the base installation and then proceeding to install the newer version via the ports .., that's it. Nothing about what happens to the original files, or what to do before attempting the install. The XFree86 site doesn't mention any procedures for doing either. I'm not hoping to make a big deal out of this, so I'd just like to find out if this procedure is documented anywhere, and where it might be. Thanks in advance. Stacey --=20 Stacey Roberts B.Sc. (HONS) Computer Science Network Systems Engineer --=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I have XFree86-3.3.6 installed on my system. After posting questions about my colour / graphics problems with a new monitor, numerous respondents advised me to upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2. Simple question here is, how do I upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2? Please bear with me here - yes I've read the handbook, yes, I've read The Complete FreeBSD, there's nowhere is either of the two that addresses upgrading from a previous XFree86-3.3.6 to a later version. The handbook mentions installing a later version after completing the base installation and then proceeding to install the newer version via the ports .., that's it. Nothing about what happens to the original files, or what to do before attempting the install. The XFree86 site doesn't mention any procedures for doing either. I'm not hoping to make a big deal out of this, so I'd just like to find out if this procedure is documented anywhere, and where it might be. Thanks in advance. Stacey - --=20 Stacey Roberts B.Sc. (HONS) Computer Science Network Systems Engineer -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBPOZjbPdn4A8qiCO5EQLgtgCdGi1dBmYXSgQe9/qe7f/D7MqXg4YAn1Sd IGbsKLiP81uFFJlKOM4difdn =Hy1F -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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