> > I am currently running Linux on a Compaq laptop with a Neomagic NM-2160 > video card. I would like to use Debian 2.1. Could I use XFree86 3.3.1 with > Debian 2.1, even though the distribution supports an older version. Thanks > for any help. > >
Debian 2.1 has the neomagic driver. If you MUST have the 3.3.1 version, install Debian's X like usual, then go to master.debian.org/~vincent/ and grab the temporary 3.3.1 debs. or you can simply place xfree86.orgs xserver binary in /usr/local/bin and edit /etc/X11/Xserver to call it.
