Just run XF86Config to configure it. I have the latest svga server and had no problems. You may want to purge xbase, xserver etc. and reinstall it. Your attempts to fix it may have broken it.
On Wed, 14 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote: > I already tried selecting one of the Xservers (xserver-vga16 & xserver-svga). > On xserver-vga16, I get in a loop saying that not all the configuration and > default application files are installed. "The file > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/Xinitrc is missing" This happens when is trying to > create a Xf86Config file. > On xserver-svga it doesn't have a Xf86Setup program included so I cann't > configure the xserver. What else can I do, I tried different comabinations > and I got the xserver kind of working, but the installation failed, and if I > tried to install more X11 packages, it fails because it cannot install them > until the xserver is installed successfully. This happens when I try to > install xbase together with xserver-svga (That's the only way I can get the > Xf86Setup to come) Xseerver-svga by itself doesn't have the confiuration > program. Am I doing something wroong or the packages haven't been tested > well? > > > > > > > You just need to select one of the Xservers which are for different video > > cards. vga16 is for standard vga and is the default since it works on all > > cards. If you have an S3 card you would select the S3 Xserver instead. > > Other than that the dependancies should mark the other needed packages. > > > > You might also like to get a window manager like Afterstep. This manages > > the look and feel of the X environment. > > > > On Wed, 14 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote: > > > > > I tried installing xbase, but it selects xserver-vga16 and xfonts as > > > dependencies. Do I need to install xbase by itself first and ignore the > > > dependencies? > > > I think I need more information. I'm new to linux... > > > Alberto Ruiz > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Yes there is a specific order. > > > > here is mine not the total list. > > > > xlib6, xbase, xbooks, xpm, and so on the thing I install is the > > > > xserver-svga. > > > > if you have questions on any of this or want more information please > > > > email me. > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > > > > > > --Rick > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
