Re: problem with XFree86

["William Bain" <william powernet or jp>]

I also had the same problem but my graphics card is an ATI 3D Rage II.
RedHat Linux 4.2 comes with XFree86 v 3.2.9, you want v 3.3.1. This can be
downloaded from the RedHat ftp server. You need at least the following
files:

    XFree86-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm
    XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm
    XFree86-100dpi-fonts-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm
    XFree86-libs-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm
    XFree86-Mach64-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm

These constitute about an 11 MB download.

You then need to install these using rpm. Use man rpm from the prompt if you
want more detailed info. Anyway the commands you need to use are:

rpm -e XFree86-fonts

rpm -Uv XFree86-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm XFree86-Mach64-3.3.1-1.i386.rpm

I am assuming you didn't install any other packages that have dependencies
on XFree86-3.2.9.

You haven't said what kind of monitor you have. If you have a supported one
then it should be no problem.

Next run the following program:

Xconfigurator

This presents a series of question similar to those asked when you first
set-up Linux.


William Bain
CIMple Solutions Limited
Tel (Japan): +81-242-299585
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Email: william powernet or jp
-----Original Message-----
From: John Doe <infoflux hotmail com>
To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Date: Thursday, October 30, 1997 9:19 PM
Subject: problem with XFree86


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>I am new to this list so please excuse me if this subject has been
>discussed before.  I browseed the archive briefly and couldn't seem to
>find what I'm looking for.  I recently installed redhat linux 4.2. The
>install went ok so I tried to configure X.  I ran XF86Config and the
>first time the X server ws infunctional.  So, after making a few
>changes to the configuration, X finally works, sort of.  The display
>is seperated into 4, identical smaller sections seperated by
>flickering black vertical lines.  It seems as though the display is
>accidently displayed repeatedly.  Similarly,at other resolutions, this
>occurs as well, only the number of screen seperations is greater. I
>have an ATI 3DXpression video card and I would greatly appreciate any
>help anyone can offer with this as my vision is suffering from trying
>to use x in this condition.
>
>Thanx
>Geoffrey Hing
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