Even easier - I just downloaded the new 3.1.2F server, named it XF86_Mach64 (I think it already was..) and overwrote the old 3.1.2 debian server. Hey presto, no changes required.
I'm new to debian/linux, but I think I'm right in saying that this file will now just be overwritten if I install a new debian Mach64 server. Ed On 17 Sep 1996, Mark Purcell wrote: > Date: 17 Sep 96 14:49:47 GMT > From: Mark Purcell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: XFree86 3.1.2F plans? > Newsgroups: linux.debian.user > Resent-Date: 17 Sep 1996 17:07:58 -0000 > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Resent-cc: recipient.list.not.shown:; > > I had the same problem. My Mach64 chip is also new and wasn't recognized > by the Debian Mach64 package. > > In my case the solution was simple, although it may not work in all cases. > > I installed the debian Mach64 Xserver (xserver-mach64.3.1.2-5.deb) and I > then only downloaded the new 3.12G Xserver (XF86_Mach64) without any of the > config files or supporting applications. > > I renamed the 3.12G server to XF86_Mach64.312G and placed it in the > /usr/X11/bin/ directory with my other Xservers. > > When I edited the config file /etc/X11/Xserver to point to the new server > everything worked like a charm. > > The beauty is that I haven't overwritten any of the debian controlled > xserver files and have only added one additional file > (/usr/X11/bin/XF86_Mach64.312G). Thus when the next debian release comes > out I can upgrade without fear. Of course I am not totally sure of what > mixing the binary with the debian config does, but it works and is giving > me good results here. > > Mark > > > > David C. Winters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Shawn Asmussen wrote: > > > I agree. I would very much like to be running the F beta in its > entirety, > > > and with Debian I do not know how to go about doing that and being > > > positive I am not breaking anything in the process. I realize that the > > > owner of this package does not plan to release any of the beta versions > as > > > a Debian package while there is no source code, but I for one would > VERY > > > much appreciate some sort of instruction on what all is neccessary in > > > order to take out the stock Debian XFree and replace it with one of the > > > beta versions without breaking anything in the process. > > > > Okay. Here's how I got X 3.1.2[D|E|F] running. The background: > > The machines I was given to work with have Mach64 chipsets and the > > hardware appears to be so blasted _new_ I couldn't get the .deb X to > > work. >
