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Old 12-02-2002, 07:29 AM   #1
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XFree86 3.x to XFree86 4.x


Since I'm A Linux User I'm Bound to make misakes.
I Had Everything working fine with MY geforce 4 Ti4400 Then I changed something then my PC can't startx again .
Was Using XFree86 4.x Now I'm using 3.x I don't know how to switch and my screen gives me out of frequency message saying Linux is using 150 Hsync. and 200 Vsync, with My SVGA Server .
And the values of the defined Monitor In XF86config are H:30-70 , V:50-90

What's Happening and How can I Fix It ????

Thanks
 
Old 12-02-2002, 05:18 PM   #2
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Go back to XFree86-4.x.x and install the nvidia linux driver.
 
Old 12-03-2002, 01:30 AM   #3
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How To Change From XFree86 3x to 4x ???????????????
 
Old 12-03-2002, 01:35 AM   #4
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How to use Xfree86 4x from xfree86 3x
 
Old 12-03-2002, 02:00 AM   #5
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Uninstall the XFree86-3.x.x rpm's and install the XFree86-4.x.x rpm's or boot with your mandrake install cd and select "Expert Update" when you get to the end it will give you a choice of which version of X to install.
 
Old 12-03-2002, 03:55 AM   #6
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try starting X with XFree86
instead of startx or something.
I had about the same problem.
That is because version 3 and 4 are both on your pc.
Version 3 is called XF86_SVGA
and version 4 is called XFree86.
 
Old 12-04-2002, 04:11 AM   #7
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i wnated to use XFree86 4.x so I tried to change to my graphics card from XFdrake and it asked which XFree86 to choose and I chose 4.x.x Of Course , But Nothing Happend .Linux Kept on using XF86config not XFconfig-4????

So I Decided to uninstall 3.x.x :
urpme XFree86-server-common.....
urpme XFree86-SVGA-3.x.x.........

after that XFdrake stopped asking me whether to use 3.x.x or 4.x.x and automaticly installed the files I removed and returned to the beginning .

PLEASE HELP !
Now I'm using my Windows XP everyday and it just sukcs!

Thanks
 
Old 12-04-2002, 04:46 AM   #8
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Just boot your mandrake CD and do an upgrade like I told you in a previous post.
 
Old 12-04-2002, 05:31 AM   #9
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I Swear I Didn't work , I booted reinstalled like you said . And I Chose NVIDIA Drivers with 4.x.x , But I Booted with SVGA in 3.x.x

So Nothing really changed
 
Old 12-04-2002, 05:49 AM   #10
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What do you get when you type "XFree86 -version" in a console?
 
Old 12-04-2002, 10:15 AM   #11
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after typing startx or X , I get A New Thing now .
"
execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)
xinit : server error
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