Re: Downloading and Installing Xfree86 3.3.5?

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From: Bill Unruh
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 00:00

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In <37e76c0f@grissom> "Ranga" <ranga@powerup.com.au> writes:

]I've managed to install RH6.0 but not X.  My SiS 6326 doesn't seem to like
]it.  I need to know how to download and run Xfree86 3.3.5.  Apparently this
]fixes it for my video card.  What do i need to download (from binaries?) and
]how do i install the files.  I'm downloading them through my Windoze 98
]machine.

Why are you downloading via your Win machine? You can download in Linux
from the command line. You can set up X to use the minimal VGA or even
minimal SVGA which your video card will certainly recognize and run.

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From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: Downloading and Installing Xfree86 3.3.5?
Date: 1999/09/21
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