Subject: Re: Color X Server for NetBSD 2.0.2
To: William Duke <wduke@cogeco.ca>
From: Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/29/2005 07:55:09
Exactly.   I've found that the longer I live outside of the use the 
less understandable my English is becoming.  Thanks for the translation :-)

cheers

bruce

On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 09:26:55PM -0400, William Duke wrote:
> 
> 
> > From: Tim & Alethea Larson <thelarsons3@cox.net>
> > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:11:54 -0500
> > To: "port-mac68k@NetBSD.org" <port-mac68k@NetBSD.org>
> > Subject: Re: Color X Server for NetBSD 2.0.2
> > 
> > Bruce O'Neel wrote:
> >> Ok, you can try the Xmac68k_color.bz2 server from ftp.netbsd.org.
> >> Put it in /usr/X11R6/bin and then make the link from /usr/X11R6/bin/X to the
> >> Xmac68k_color.
> >> 
> >> My memory says that this works ok for the 1.6 series and doesn't work for the
> >> 2.0 series since mac68k changed to XFree.  If X works for you then all is
> >> done.
> >> 
> >> If X doesn't work then you can:
> >> 
> >> mv /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11R6.2.0
> >> 
> >> get all the files x* in
> >> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6.2/mac68k/binary/sets/.
> >> 
> >> as root
> >> 
> >> cd /
> >> 
> >> tar xzvpf each_x*_tgz_file
> >> 
> >> try X again.  Does it work?  If so, put Xmac68k_color in /usr/X11R6/bin and
> >> make the link so that /usr/X11R6/bin/X points to Xmac68k_color.
> >> 
> >> Try X again.  Color X should work.
> > 
> > What am I missing here?  Which tarball is the Xmac68k_color binary in?
> > I didn't think that the color X server was distributed in the standard sets.
> > 
> > Tim
> > 
> > -- 
> > Tim & Alethea
> > christtrek.org
> 
> I think what Bruce is saying, is that Xmac68k_color will work with the 1.6.2
> X binaries but not with the 2.0 binaries.   He's not saying that
> Xmac68k_color is included in the 1.6.2 release of NetBSD, he's just saying
> that you will have to install the 1.6.2 X binaries if you want to use
> Xmac68k_color.  You will have to get Xmac68k_color separately.
> 
> 
> 

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