with your hint, i was able to make a XFree86.dsl out of the debian (sarge) xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb the only "difficulty" was the content of XF86Config. but as usual Google was my friend.
now i have XFree86 running on a Dell Latitude C640 ( ATI Radeon Mobility 7500) and a Dell GX260 (Intel i810)
this is how i did it: dpkg --extract xserver*.deb temp/ cd temp set the suid bit on usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 make dirlist.txt file like:
thats all in usr/X11R6/ then use clivesay's repack create a suitable XF86Config copy it or make a link to it in /etc/X11 change /home/dsl/.xserverrc to
Code Sample
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -nolisten tcp
and thats itSorry, i'm a super noob at linux.. I was wondering.. how do i configure XF86? In RedHat i just typed XF86Config, but here it doesn't seem to work.
Anyway, i installed XF86_SVGA, it started up ok, just my mouse was all mesed up..
Help please :PArto, Just wait for the XFree86.dsl.
It will come with a bunch of premade configs that you will simply put in place, and instructions on how to do so.
It is currently in pre-testing and looks GOOOD.
Give us some time to run it aroung the track a few times.
-J.P.Hi, I'm kind of new to dsl but I already like it. I managed to have it up and running on my tiny Libretto 110 laptop after installing XFree86.dsl and tweaking the XF86Config file. But I lost my desktop icons - how do I get those back? I'm running hard drive installation. thanks.a BIG thanks to petergunn for working out the details on the SVGA server, and to henk1955 for the .dsl contrib.
XFree runs quite nicely on all my gear so far, using a proper XF86Config file with it.
Do check out the NVidia.dsl if you have nvidia gear. It really spritzes up your desktop/app speeds..
