Subject: Re: X Problem, but I'm an X newbie, console addicted ...
To: Xavier HUMBERT <xavier@xavhome.fr.eu.org>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com>
List: current-users
Date: 10/09/2001 11:07:06
On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 06:49:02PM +0200, Xavier HUMBERT wrote:
> I just recompiled current xsrc (btw, the root makefile incorrectly says
> you have to "make build", what is working is "make all install")

Look in /usr/xsrc/Makefile, "make build" is valid.

> I configure using xf86config, there's no Intel 815 card, I use generic
> SVGA. Then, when I launch startx, I got a ton of bad words :
> 
> > XFree86 Version 3.3.6a / X Window System
> > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> > Release Date: November 30 2000
> >         If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
> >         than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
> >         problems.  (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> 
> 3.3 ? Why t.f. did I spend time to get current source and compile it, it
> is supposed to be 4.0.1 ?

You need "USE_XF86_4=YES" in /etc/mk.conf to enable 4.x.

-Andrew