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Re: Can not run xf86config [HELP]

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From: Simon Ha
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 00:00
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Mr. TANG (MKTAN4@student.monash.edu.au) wrote:
: Hi All
: 	I have RedHat Linux 3.0.3, I try to change the X-Win video driver for
: my new S3 VGA card, I have a new XF86_S3 file, when I run startx, I have
: folow error message
: Script started on Thu Oct  3 18:22:21 1996
: [root@LeoSys /root]# cd /usr/X11R6
: [root@LeoSys X11R6]# ls -l
: total 1996
: -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root      2024643 Oct  3 18:16 x312fs3.tgz
: [root@LeoSys X11R6]# gzip -dc x312fs3.tgz | tar xvof -
: [root@LeoSys X11R6]# cd bin
: [root@LeoSys bin]# ln -sf /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_S3 /usr/X11R6/bin/X
: [root@LeoSys X11R6]# cd
: [root@LeoSys /root]# startx
: xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  no server "X" in PATH
: Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/X11R6/bin is in your path and
: that "X" is a program or a link to the right type of server
: for your display.  Possible server names include:
:     XF86_SVGA   SVGA color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_Mono   monochrome display on i386 PC
:     XF86_VGA16  16 color VGA display on i386 PC
:     XF86_S3     S3 color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_8514   IBM 8514/A color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_Mach8  ATI Mach8 color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_Mach32 ATI Mach32 color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_Mach64 ATI Mach64 color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_P9000  Weitek P9000 color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_AGX    IIT AGX color display on i386 PC
:     XF86_W32    Tseng ET4000/W32 color display on i386 PC
: TRANS(SocketUNIXConnect) () can't connect: errno = 22
: giving up.xinit:  Invalid argument (errno 22):  unable to connect to X
: serverxinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
: [root@LeoSys /root]# cd /usr/X11R6/bin
: [root@LeoSys bin]# ls -l
: total 24721
: lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           22 Oct  3 17:32 X ->
: /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_S3
: -rws--x--x   1 root     root      6320256 Aug 28 08:29 XF86_S3
: [root@LeoSys bin]# cd
: [root@LeoSys /root]# exit
: Script done on Thu Oct  3 18:23:15 1996
: 	I try to find the xf86config setup file, but I can't find it on any
: directory, PLEASE any one can help me PLEASE
: THANK's
Run /usr/X11/bin/xf86config to config your X-Windows again.
--
Simon Ha
Programmer
Integrated Corporation
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From: simon@integrated.com.hk (Simon Ha)
Subject: Re: Can not run xf86config [HELP]
Date: 1996/10/10
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