Hi Jeff;
Last night I've done a few things -- install the XFree86 X windows
system; run
the make xconfig; and finally compiled the kernel.
Get the basics of XFree86 from Debian
1. xbase
2. xfntbase
3. xlib6g
4. xserver-vga16 or xserver-svga or xserver-s3 which ever suits your
video
card
Install the xlib6g and any dependencies that is necessary, then the
xfntbase,
xbase, xserver-( ).
When you come to the xserver install get ready with your monitor data
and run
the SuperProbe to check for video card chipset and memory.
When you come to the "run the preinstalled script for XFree86", I just
answer
"no" and I do the XFree86setup myself.
Finally it turns up with
Selected card definition
Identifier : Winfast 3D S600
Chipset : S3 ViRGE
Sever : XF86-svga
Do NOT probe clocks or use any Clocks line.
And then what follows is I don't select any RAMDAC (actually, I don't
know
what it is) or set any Clock chip; and lastly I end up with the program saying
your
XF86Config is in /etc/X11/XF86Config and that is it, all done.
But when you go through the steps go slowly one after one read the
questions
carefully and then answer them. You may need xfnt75 and xfnt100 package as well.
The main difference between you and me is that I haven't run the preinstalled
script
provided by XFree86. Try this out yourself and it's full of challenge. I feel
satisfaction when I run the startx command and compiled the kernel.
Alan Tam
Jeff Browning wrote:
> When I try to run the preinstall script for xfree86, it says:
> "It appears that you have an a.out system. a.out binaries are not
> available for this release."
> Is this correct? If not, how am I supposed to install xfree86?
>
> Jeff
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