I'm trying to install Xfree86 on top of Debian Linux 2.1 on an old 386 DX intel chip system. I'm using a Windows 95, pentium based machine, with Netscape
to dowload the files, then a 3 1/2 inch floppy drive to transfer the files from the pentium to the DOS partition on the 386, then into the Linux partition via mounting hda1. Following the instructions in http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.5/RELNOTES9.html#13, when I download all of the *.tgz files and copy them to /var/tmp, and then type these 2 commands: cd /usr/X11R6 sh /var/tmp/preinst.sh I receive the following message: You appear to have an a.out system, a.out binaries are not available for this release. Also, if I just skip this step, and go on to cd /usr/X11R6 /var/tmp/extract /var/tmp/X*.tgz I receive the following message: can't load library 'libc.so.5' I've tried using the files in both of the following libraries to no success: ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.3.5/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc/ ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.3.5/binaries/Linux-ix86-libc5/ My question doesn't seem to be addressed in http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/ Is there something I missed when I setup Linux? I followed the instructions at: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/install.html There doesn't seem to be any mention of "a.out" How do I get around these error messsages so that I can install Xfree86? Someone at XFree86@XFree86.org said "Lot's of good information on the web about ELF binaries" >From reading : http://www.linuxpress.com/debusered2.htm#page169 I assumed that the debian system that I just installed was ELF. That document says "Debian became a full ELF compliant system with the release of 1.1 and it has not changed the library infrastructure since then." The only other info I could find on the net says that a.out is an old system and ELF replaced it. Does anybody know what I need to do to Debian linux to be able to install Xfree86? Do I need to install a package that was not included in the initial 7 bin files i.e., base14-1.bin, base14-2.bin, etc ???
