Subject: Re: X windows on a G4 AGP
From: David Salinas (rdsalinas@home.com)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2000 - 23:08:45 MDT
Michael Long wrote:
> David Salinas wrote:
>
> > Why do I keep getting this error when I try and install/upgrade XFree86
> > 4.0?
> > I thought XFree86 was part of the XFree86-4.0-0.16c.ppc.rpm package,
> > which complains about needing I might add:
> >
> > [root@localhost]# rpm -Uvh XFree86-4.0-0.16c.ppc.rpm
> > error: failed dependencies:
> > XFree86-xfs = 4.0 is needed by XFree86-4.0-0.16c
> > XFree86-libs = 4.0 is needed by XFree86-4.0-0.16c
> > libXaw.so.7 is needed by XFree86-4.0-0.16c
> > libXfont.so.1 is needed by XFree86-4.0-0.16c
> >
> > [root@localhost]# rpm -i XFree86-Xnest-4.0-0.16c.ppc.rpm
> > error: failed dependencies:
> > XFree86 = 4.0 is needed by XFree86-Xnest-4.0-0.16c
> > libXfont.so.1 is needed by XFree86-Xnest-4.0-0.16c
>
> I got the same message when I tried to install xf4. I decided it's
> because the howarth site for xf4 doesn't provide the fbdev file among the
> Xfree86 4.0 rpm's. Let me know if that is indeed the problem, I'll watch
> for a complete list of files for xf4ppc. Try to build from source and
> install.
> Mike
That's exactly the problem. No rbdev, except of course the older one.
David -
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