-----Original Message-----
From: Gil Baron W0MN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: AA/MandrakeExpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, July 09, 2000 5:35 AM
Subject: [expert] FW: xfree86 RPM not found
>I sent this to newbie list and perhaps that is where it
belongs but the list
>does not seem to be responding. I am in dire need of help
here so I am
>sending it here. Please excuse me if incorrect.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gil Baron W0MN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 5:29 AM
>To: AA/MandrakeNewbie
>Subject: xfree86 RPM not found
>
>
>I downloaded the inst and ext iso images for Mandrake 7.1
Did you run md5sum?
Well, if you didn't have linux already, you probably could not
have.
>I burned the cds
>I created the Boot disk.
>I did the install but when it got to the xfree86 configure
portion I got
>
>Error found xfree86 RPM not found.
>
so continue the install to the end without X
Then
goto
ftp://ftp/linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake
but do it with an ftp program or netscape, not MSIE which will
bomb.
There under 7.1 under RPMS search for packages beginning with
the name XF and download them then start linux (without X)
login as root and copy the files to /root and
# rpm -ivh XF*.rpm
If you get complains about missing libraries try the same
command line with --nodeps added after the -ivh and surrounded
by spaces.
Once that is complete
# Xconfigurator
will start installing the X
What has happened is that your download is corrupted, or your
media is bad or your cables are loose to the CD or the burner.
I just finished an install of about 28 minutes where I was a
spectator except to tell Linux-Mandrake's install program a
few IPs and what printer I was using. And this was no
ordinary hardware but some REALLY tough choices. Win98 would
have called for no fewer than 5 driver disks and still messed
up (I had two ethernet cards and 98 could see either one, but
missed them both when they were both installed. And when I
tried to use the install hardware wizard -- It revolted (no no
no, I have to detect that for you)) 98 never did install.
Civileme
>Huuhhhh? where is it and what did I do wrong and can I
recover without
>another complete install.
>This takes forever as it is over 1900 megs for the developer
version.
>
>TIA
>
>
>--
>Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/
>44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27
>"Hierro candente, batir de repente"
>
>
