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Can anyone help with this...?

Difficulty installing X Window Server on FreeBSD 4.3:

> >
> > The following is the best bug report I can do...
> >
> > 1. Attempted to install via /stand/sysinstall from
> > 
>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/x11-servers/XFree86-Server-4.1.0.tgz
> >
> > - having also selected the Xtt for the S3 chipset on my server
> >
> > it downloads - but stalls during the pkg_add (left it overnight for 7 or 
>so
> > hours - still installed. Tried it 6 times, still stalls and won't 
>install).
> >
> > 2. Attempted to install via /stand/sysintall from
> > 
>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports-stable/x11-servers/XFree86-4-Server/
> >
> > - included the XttXFree86srv-S3 , witout success
> >
> > during "make" it stalls and gives the following messages:
> >
> > DRI could not be build: kernel source is required in /sys
> > Define with MATROX_GXX_Driver to enable the official Matrox driver
> > Checksum mismatch for xc/X402src-1.tgz.
> > Checksum OK for xc/4.0.2-4.0.3.diff.gz.
> > Make sure the Makefile and distinfo file
> > (/usr/ports/x11-servers/XFreee86-4-Server/distinfo) are up to date. Then
> > it offers to use "make NO_CHECKSUM=yes"..
> > Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/XFree86-4-Server.
> > *** Error code 1
> >
> > 3. I tried the step number 2 above, with "Make NO_CHECKSUM=yes"
> > but I got the exact problem displayed as number 2 above.
> >
> > 4. I tried reading through the docs in the XFree86.org. It mentioned
> > that the XFree86 4.x.x does not support S3 chipset video cards. I
> > prepared to download the XFree86 3.3.6 but following the instructions
> > it specified that I must also download a file called XVG16.tgz BUT
> > after ftp connection to their site, and downloading all the other files
> > I could not find this particular file anywhere - I also was worried
> > since the XFree86 3.3.6 indicated that it can only be installed for
> > FreeBSD 2.x and 3.x - but I'm using FreeBSD 4.3 release...
> >
> > My system details are as follows:
> >
> > Dell GXi pentium 266, 64 Mb Ram, 2 Gb drive
> > FreeBSD 4.3
> >
> >
> > THIS IS THE BEST BUG REPORT I CAN PROVIDE.... I still don't know
> > how to use any of the service on the FreeBSD , eg. mail, browser,
> > or any of the other services...
> >
> > If you can help, I appreciate it...
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
> >


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