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JeffxxxPete
11-02-02, 03:21 PM
I have the rpm for the XFree86-server-common-4.2.10 but not the XFree86-FBDev one. Should not all the files be 4.2-10 when trying to install the Nvidia video driver?

Athlon XP 1.4 Mhz
MSI K7N420 Pro
256 DDR Ram.


[jeff@localhost jeff]$ rpm -qa | grep XFree86
XFree86-server-common-3.3.6-26mdk
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-10mdk
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-10mdk
XFree86-xfs-4.2.0-10mdk
XFree86-server-4.2.0-10mdk
XFree86-libs-4.2.0-10mdk
XFree86-4.2.0-10mdk
XFree86-FBDev-3.3.6-26mdk
XFree86-compat-libs-4.1.0-2mdk
XFree86-devel-4.2.0-10mdk

mtrr
11-02-02, 09:37 PM
not a all, XFree86 4.x broke the hardware dependent drivers
up in loadable modules. previous releases (like 3.3.6) had
different servers (like FBDev or SVGA) as standalone executables.

more information can be found at www.xfree86.org
btw: the loader came from metrolink (IIRC)

cheers