Date: 16 Apr 2003 11:27:20 +0100 From: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Latest XFree86 version vs today's portupgraded version Message-ID: <1050488839.695.61.camel@localhost>
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Hello, I am not able to configure X on my laptop (HP OmniBook XE2), which coredumps when I run "XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new". The folks at XFree86 believe that this is fixed (see [Bug 159] Silicon Motion SMI Lynx SM811 unconfigurable in XFree86 Version 4.3.0) and suggest that I try the latest XFree86 in cvs. What I currently have installed is: Information for XFree86-4.3.0,1: Comment: X11/XFree86 core distribution (complete, using mini/meta-ports) Description: XFree86 is a added-value pack for X11R6 that supports several versions of Intel-based Unix and Unix-like operating systems. WWW: http://www.xfree86.org/ Note: This the complete tarball, the distribution is also available in parts So here's my question: With XFree86 already installed on the machine, how would I go about installing whatever I get from cvs? Do I need to deinstall (pkg_delete) the currently installed XFree86 first? Can I install over the currently installed version? This last question is out of my own curiousity as its the first time I'm attempting this: I've been to the ftp site at XFree86, and the docs at ftp://xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.3.0 appear to be (dated) the same as the version I already have installed on the machine at the moment. Is it possible that the latest cvs version is *not* actually different (hence containing the fix I require) to my currently installed version? Thanks for the time. Regards, Stacey -- Stacey Roberts B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com
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