Re: XFree86 version 4 on Redhat?

[Dirk H Bartley <bartleyd2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bugz appeared when I tried to do an upgrade last night.  Not a single
package upgraded.  Then the wife and I went to some friends.  Now I get to
decide wheather to: 1 report the bug as requested, and wheather to format
and start from scratch.  Funny how the first time I try ...

Bruce Smith wrote:
> 
> > I upgraded to RH 7 a few days ago and assumed that I had XF86 4.x now.
> > But I just noticed last night in KDE info panel that I am still running
> > 3.3.x.
> >
> > Since I know almost nothing about X, what would it take for me to use
> > the accelerated 4.0.x driver for my video board now that I have RH 7?
> 
> It appears that if you upgrade (as opposed to a clean install) it keeps the
> old 3.3.6 X server.  To use the 4.0.1 X server, run "Xconfigurator" as root
> from a console login, after stopping the GUI login.
> 
> Then you can remove all the 3.3.6 RPM's from your system.  Worked for me!
> 
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> Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
> System Administrator / Network Administrator
> Armstrong International, Inc.
> Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
> http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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