Re: X4 vs X3.3.6 on Upgrade

[Chris Kloiber <ckloiber rochester rr com>]

Wayne Dyer wrote:
> 
> Hal Burgiss wrote:
> >
> > I just upgraded from 6.2 from 7.0, I notice I have both XFree 4.01 and
> > 3.3.6-33 installed, and the upgrade left me with 3.3.6 as default. Is
> > there some easy way to switch back and forth without munging a bunch
> > of stuff?
> >
> > All in all, a painless upgrade so far. A few curios, but nothing
> > major.
> 
> My "very safe" method is to edit /etc/inittab to start in runlevel 3,
> then reboot.  If you currently live in runlevel 3, don't bother, just get
> out of X.
> 
> Then, as root, run Xconfigurator.  If you want runlevel 5, let it set it
> for you and reboot.  If you don't, just startx.
> 
> This is (basically) what I did.
> 
> As for switching back and forth, I have no idea.
> 
> -W-

While this may not be the best answer, if your video card is supported
under both XFree86-3.3.6 and 4.0 you can run 'Xconfigurator --preferxf4'
or 'Xconfigurator --preferxf3' to set up each of the config files (note
there is now in /etc/X11 both XF86Config and XF86Config-4) When in 3.3.6
note where the sumbolic link /etc/X11/X points to, and also where it
points when running 4.0. I think (and hope) that's all that changes. you
might be able to script the changeover both ways. (Maybe Red Hat already
has this covered, and I just don't know it yet- check with me Monday
night after I get home from work and I'll tell you what I've learned)

Chris Kloiber