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List:       mandrake-newbie
Subject:    Re: [newbie] Upgrading Xorg.
From:       "Mike Chalmers" <mikechalmers_70 () hotmail ! com>
Date:       2005-06-30 10:03:44
Message-ID: BAY106-F347F15CBC019B95C8E6D2892E30 () phx ! gbl
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>From: Derek Jennings <derek@disposable.dnsalias.org>
>Reply-To: newbie@mandrivalinux.org
>To: newbie@mandrivalinux.org
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Upgrading Xorg.
>Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:13:12 +0100
>
>On Thursday 30 June 2005 09:55, Mike Chalmers wrote:
> > >From: Derek Jennings <derek@disposable.dnsalias.org>
> > >Reply-To: newbie@mandrivalinux.org
> > >To: newbie@mandrivalinux.org
> > >Subject: Re: [newbie] Upgrading Xorg.
> > >Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:39:49 +0100
> > >
> > >On Thursday 30 June 2005 09:12, Mike Chalmers wrote:
> > > > Does anyone know how to upgrade to Xorg 6.8? I would like to know 
>the
> > > > simplest way possible.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mike
> > >
> > >You do not say what release you are using. But Mandriva 2005LE comes 
>with
> > >xorg-x11-6.8.2-7.1.102mdk
> > >The easiest way to get it is to upgrade.
> > >It is certainly a lot easier than trying to recompile xorg for an older
> > >release.
> > >
> > >derek
> > >
> >
> > Hi,
> > I am using Mandrake 10.1. I already tried upgrading to Mandriva LE but I
> > had sound problems so I went back to 10.1. Is there a simple to upgrade 
>to
> > 6.8 without using Mandriva LE.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
>
>It depends what you call simple.
>You could download the src.rpm of xorg-x11-6.8.2-7.1.102mdk and recompile 
>it
>under 10.1 There are instructions on compiling src.rpms here
>http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/RpmHowTo
>
>Personally I would use 2005LE
>What problem did you have with 2005LE that made it unusable?
>
>derek
>
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I got the video driver installed. Although I believe my framerate is low. It 
is only at 5,000. It should be around 35,000, I think.

Thanks,
Mike

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