Subject: RE: Pismo XWindows Video...
From: Ruprecht, Chris (cruprech@compucom.com)
Date: Fri Jun 08 2001 - 06:32:24 MDT
Hey, Man!
I would not attempt to install X-4 over an existing X-3.x.x installation
(again). I have tried this once and it failed. I have to admit that I
didn't spend a whole lot of time trying, only 2 days.
Rather, back up your machine (or the stuff you need and the stuff you
changed and do not forget the stuff you changed - but you will forget
some ;-) and then install YDL 2.0 from scratch. It is a good solid
system, X-4 works, KDE work, although I have used Gnome in the past, I
might keep KDE now.
I'm missing some stuff like GnuCash (I think it was in the 1.2.1 distro)
and I'm busy trying to rebuild it now (from source, which is a pain as
some of the stuff doesn't compile). But it'w well worth it.
Best regards,
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theman [mailto:stickboy11@mac.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 8:59 PM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Pismo XWindows Video...
>
>
> Hey, Guys...
>
> I'm running Yellow Dog 1.2.1 on a 400 mhz Pismo... I have
> done a shitload of
> configuration and downloading of rpms to get things working.
> I think I may
> have forgotten to select a ton of packages or something on
> installation,
> because I was missing everything from gcc to make, plus, I've
> had to create
> many settings files from scratch... heh. And I haven't even
> seen a GUI yet!
> Well, sorta...
>
> When I startx, the computer loads into X, but there are
> little horizontal
> lines all across the screen... and it's in 8 bit I think.
> When I click on
> icons or the task menu, they behave very strangely,
> flickering the whole
> screen when I drag them, leaving parts of windows all over
> and like smeared,
> etc...
>
> What the hell is wrong?
>
> XF86 version is 3.3.6.. from like 1999... heh.. so I want to update it
> maybe... but when I looked for a new PPC RPM, I didn't see any 4.x.x
> versions... and I know that 4.x.x is out... I saw the source
> code for 4.x.x
> but it's a very large download, maybe 50 megs.. heh, is that right?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Alan Orth
>
>
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