Subject: Yup, RPM and source (was Re: X 4.1)
From: Sam Moore (samiwas@macconnect.com)
Date: Tue Jun 12 2001 - 09:08:17 MDT
OK, here's a strategy question:
How does one get the RPM and yup databases updated after compiling
and installing software from source? Is it best to build an RPM
package and use RPM to (re)install it once you know it works? How
does yup know what's going on in this case?
At 2:47 PM +0100 6/12/01, Iain Stevenson wrote:
>Isak,
>
>I have it working fine. Some advice (assuming you have XFree86 4.01 running
>at the moment):
>
>- start in runlevel 3 without X running (ie init 3). Make a backup of
>XF86Config-4
>
>- the video driver you need may not be compiled by default. Copy
>xc/config/cf/xf86site.def to xc/config/cf/host.def then edit host.def to
>include any features you need. I edited this to make sure the ati driver
>was built
>
>- after building and installing run Xautoconfig4 again. Start X - it may
>work. If not, gradually change the appropriate parts of XF86Config-4
>manually. I am using the XF86Config-4 from XFree86 4.01 but with the
>"Device" section updated.
>
> Iain
>
>
>
>on 12/6/01 1:37 pm, Isak Lyberth at ily@serv01.vejlehs.dk wrote:
>
>
>Has anyone gotten x 4.1 to work on YLD?
>I tried copiling it and got a very fast error. don't have it now but it
>wrote about ten lines and the returned an error. Has anyone else
>experimented with it?
>
>Regards
>Isak
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick Sheridan [mailto:thunder@ccountry.net]
>Sent: 12. juni 2001 14:25
>To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>Subject: Install YLD 2.0 on UMAX C600 w/ Ixmicro
>
>Anyone have any luck with YLD 2.0 installer? I have previously installed
>'LinuxPPC 1999Q4', ',YLD Champion Server 1.2', 'LinuxPPC 2000', and LinuxPPC
>2000Q4'. All have their little qwerks, but I never had a complete failure
>to install.
>
>Unable to get a useable video output. Selecting 'No Video Driver' alone
>presents multiple columns (unreadable) of boot messages. Adding video
>settings to the kernel arguments command line gets closer. At best when the
>ramdisk images start loading the display has the first 2 to 4 columns of
>characters (depending on the vmode and cmode settings) on the right edge of
>the screen. The text is also subdued.
>
>I have gotten to a somewhat readable license agreement only to find the
>keyboard would not work.
>
>-- Rick
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