Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 12:44:18 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Mark Smith <msmith@3-cities.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing Xfree86 3.2? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970102124238.237M-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <32C9F04A.4BCB@3-cities.com>
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On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Mark Smith wrote:
> I'm currently running FreeBSD 2.1.5R (the CDROM) and decided to
> upgrade the XFree to 3.2 because I upgraded to a Virge based
> video card. I downloaded the necessary .tgz parts from
> ftp.freebsd.org. Here's the problem, when I untar them with
You may have problems with the ViRGE chipsets -- I recall some X problems
with them. I'm not sure they're supported at current.
> find . -name "*.tgz" -exec tar -xvzpf {} \;
>
> I get the directories that look like
>
> bin drwxrwxrwx ....
>
> If I leave the p option out of the tar I get
>
> bin drwx------ ....
>
> How do I get the X11 stuff unarchived with decent attributes so
> that non root accounts can run X but not trash the contents?!?
You might try:
1. Back up /etc
2. Run the boot floppy
3. Do install -> custom -> mount filesystems -> select X components
(ie, do the install procedure, MOUNT your filesystems, and just select X)
Doug White | University of Oregon
Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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