Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:40:10 -0400 From: Jesse Sheidlower <jester@panix.com> To: Wayne Pascoe <freebsd-questions@penguinpowered.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading self-installed X with Ports version? Message-ID: <20030909144010.GA10817@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <20030909144445.GC17539@marvin.penguinpowered.org> References: <20030909140034.GA29625@panix.com> <20030909144445.GC17539@marvin.penguinpowered.org>
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On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 03:44:45PM +0100, Wayne Pascoe wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 10:00:34AM -0400, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
>
> > I suppose this is a really stupid question, but what do I
> > need to do to get the newer, Ports version of XFree86 to be
> > the version run on the system? And is there anything I should
> > be doing to get it configured properly after the change is
> > made?
>
> It's possible that the start script for XFree86 that the port installs,
> is installed in a directory further down in the PATH variable. This
> means that when you call startx, you're starting the older version, which
> in turn calls the older version of X.
I considered this, but the current (i.e., wrong) version is as
far down as it could possibly be:
XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 18 January 2002
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE-p1 i386 [ELF]
Module Loader present
monopoly/etc/X11 # which XFree86
/usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
monopoly/etc/X11 # echo $PATH
/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/jester/bin
Where should the port be installing its version?
> Your best bet is to remove the port entirely, remove the existing X
> server and re-install the port. This way you'll only have one version of
> X on the box.
Probably another stupid question, but how much do I have to remove
to remove the existing X server? I'm happy to delete the server
files, but don't want to accidentally wipe out other things that
I'll still want.
Thank you.
Jesse Sheidlower
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