[linrad] Re: Linux distributions

[richard <blueyonder.co.uk; richard.bown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

leif@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
>
> > Well the first thing you get from downloading this tar ball is :-
> > [root@xxxxx Download]# tar -zxvf svgalib-1.4.3
>
> I guess your system is old-fashioned enough to require
> you to type "tar -zxvf svgalib-1.4.3.tar.gz"
>
>
> > tar: svgalib-1.4.3: Cannot open: No such file or directory
> > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
> > tar: Child returned status 2
> > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> >
> >
> > at least 1.9.24 untars !
> >
> > and compiles
> >
> > you can compile linrad
> >
> > and when you run it
> > [root@xxxxx linrad-01.35]# ./linrad
> > svgalib: Cannot open /dev/svga
> > Is svgalib_helper module loaded?
>
> If you type make you get a messake that instructs you to
> type "make svgalib". For the added script to become executed
> you have to reboot (or execute it manually)
>
>
> > RPM's put things where they are suppose to go, svga-helper is not on the system.
> > IIRC svga-helper was installed with the RPM
>
> Maybe, burt the RPM did not leave you with a working
> svgalib installation.

No the one thing you get with RPM's is a clean removal
> Unless your computer is about 5 years old (or more) I suggest you
> install 1.9.24 because there is a risk that newer videocards are
> not supported by the now very old svgalib-1.4.3

Less than 6 months old.

Also Leif can you clarify which is the latest version of linrad lir035 ??
> 73
>
> Leif

Richard

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