Re: No X server for IBM 300PL

["Jeff Hogg" <tastin blkbox com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Wilson and Sharon Farr <markandsharon csi com>
To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Date: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: No X server for IBM 300PL


>Joe
>
>Thanks for the info. I loaded down the following XFree86 3.3.5 rpm upgrade
>files for RH6.0:
>
>XFree86-3.3.5-1.6.0.i386.rpm
>XFree86-SVGA-3.3.5-1.6.0.i386.rpm
>XFree86-VGA16-3.3.5-1.6.0.i386.rpm
>XFree86-Xnest-3.3.5-1.6.0.i386.rpm
>XFree86-Xvfb-3.3.5-1.6.0.i386.rpm
>XFree86-libs-3.3.5-1.6.0.i386.rpm
>XFree86-xfs-3.3.5-1.6.0.i386.rpm
>
>I only downloaded these ones to save my self a bit of time. I figured the
>3.3.1.1 font files would be largely Ok. RPM upgraded them Ok but still no
>joy. There is a small change as Xconfigurator no longer  instantly quits
>when you select the SVGA server. However that is as far as things get.
>Probing doesn't work (and does for the VGA server) which would indicate
that
>something is still quite amiss.

Try downloading the version of Xconfigurator that should be in the same
directory you downloaded the new XFree86 files from.  It will be setup to
correctly handle the new files.  I had this problem in the past.
Xconfigurator will simply die with a segmentation fault if you use the wrong
version.  Hope this helps.

Jeff Hogg