Subject: Re: XF4 and 2.2.17pre20-ben1
From: Charles Stevenson (csteven@terraplex.com)
Date: Tue Aug 29 2000 - 08:08:07 MDT
I was referencing Howarth's RPMS:
[core@coruscant yi]$ rpm -q --requires XFree86-xf86cfg
XFree86 = 4.0
Xconfigurator
...
Charles
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > Xconfigurator is for XF3. You're using XF4. The two have different config
> > file formats. To use XF4, start with a precreated one (there are Pismo and
> > G4 ones in the same place you got the RPMS) and edit it by hand to suit your
> > machines.
>
> Although Xconfigurator is required for XF4's xf86cfg package... I thought it
> was for the Card list but when I ran xf86config it failed to auto config the
> mouse protocol and changing the line in the XF86Config file didn't seem to
> effect the x86cfg's method of choosing the mouse protocol... so I had to run
> xf86config which couldn't get the Card list.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Charles
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