Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:16:25 -0600 From: "Paul T. Root" <ptroot@uswest.com> To: Black Mammoth <black_mammoth@vt.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Matrox Millenium Drivers Message-ID: <31505989.737D@uswest.com> References: <3150224D.66B8@vt.edu>
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Black Mammoth wrote: > > I'm just learning UNIX and really don't know a whole lot. I have a Matrox Millenium w/4MB of WRAM and I had > to buy $100 drivers for X-Windows. I have the instructions here and I wasn't able to install it. Here are > the instructions that came with the drivers. > > BSDI BSD/386 1.1 Installation Instructions > > Required software > You must have installed the Core X11 Clients. You may also have installed any or all of: X11 Server, > X11 Developer, X11 Manual Pages, Misc. X11 Clients > > Installation. > Login as root > # cd /usr/X11/lib/X11 > Insert Diskett 1 of 2. > # gunzip < /dev/rfd0 | tar -xvf - XFree86 doesn't install in /usr/X11, it installs in /usr/X11R6. The easiest solution is to link the directories. ln -s /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11 > Well there are more instructions, but I don't get past that part. It says invalid directory. I would have to > check and see what the directory was. Obviously something isn't installed. My friend and I think we need to > install the stuff right above the "Installation. Login as root." Would I have to install that stuff from the > boot disk? Any help is appreciated. Thanks > > --Shaun > black_mammoth@vt.edu -- Paul T. Root E/Mail: ptroot@uswest.com 200 S. 5th St. Suite 1100 PAG: +1 (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7370 Minneapolis, MN 55402 WRK: +1 (612) 663-1979 NIC: PTR FAX: +1 (612) 663-8030
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