Re: XFree86 version 4 on Redhat?

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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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