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Hi Folks,

I'm trying to upgrade from XFree86 3.1.1 to 3.1.2A to try to make
use of the latest driver for the Mach64 card.  However, I'm
running into some problems.  I'll list my procedures and if
anybody sees where I went wrong I would certainly appreciate a

1) I installed Slackware 2.3 with kernel 1.2.8 and XFree86 3.1.1
   I did not configure the XWindows yet.

2) I followed the installation instructions for the 3.1.2 upgrade.
   Specifically, I copied the following files to /usr/X11R6:
    X312{Ma64,bin,cfg,doc,fnt,inc,lib,lkit,pex,slib,xdms,xtra}.tgz

   Then I used the following command for all of them:

      `gunzip < {xxx.tgz} | tar xfBp -'

   On a couple of them (one that jumps out is the X312cfg.tgz file)
   I got a message that some files already exist and a final message
   of a "broken pipe".  

   I continued on and added the following lines to my /etc/profile:
    To my PATH line:  /usr/X11R6/bin
    To my MANPATH line:  /usr/X11R6/man

3) I then downloaded the necessary files for 3.1.2A and put them
   in /usr/XFree86-3.1.2A.  I used the following commands after
   that:

     gzip -d < X312AMa64.tgz | tar vxf -
     gzip -d < X312Aupd.tgz | tar vxf -
     sh postinst.sh hh

4) I then tried to configure my XWindows by running "xf86config"
   and got the following error message:

     `unable to load shared library libc.so.5`

If anyone has gone through the upgrade process with success, I
would sure appreciate some helpful tips.  Many thanks in advance.

John hn

Here's the answer I got for the same question (and very similar
installation attempt) you posted.

Date: Wed, 29 Nov 95 08:47 MET



Subject: Re: [XFree86(TM) Bug Report] 3.1.2 ELF installation, missing lib.so.5
Status:  

Quote:Etienne Ali writes:

 > Regarding: 3.1.2 ELF installation, missing lib.so.5

 > ------------------------------------------------------------
 > XFree86 Version: Not applicable.
 >
 > Area: ELF Installation
 >
 > Description:
 >
 > Following a clean (can you say format?) Linux reinstallation
 > (without the XFree 3.1.1 package), untaring the XFree 3.1.2 ELF
 > release (including the common directory) and executing xf86config
 > leads me to this error message
 > "Unable to load shared library libc.so.5". I assume that the
 > Slackware 2.3.0 distribution installs the ELF binaries.

No, it does not. Slackware 3.0 is Elf.

 > The only "similar" libs I have are: /bin/libc.so.4.6.27 and
 > /bin/libc.so.4.
 >
 > A global find (*libc.so*) on all 4 CDs of InfoMagic's August 95 Linux
 > Developper Resource didn't lead me to any other "closer" version libs.
 >
 > Does this mean that I should install the a.out instead?

Yep.

        Dirk

-----------------------(MAC IC)
Etienne Ali

Finger for PGP public key.

: Hi Folks,

: I'm trying to upgrade from XFree86 3.1.1 to 3.1.2A to try to make
: use of the latest driver for the Mach64 card.  However, I'm
: running into some problems.  
[..]
: 4) I then tried to configure my XWindows by running "xf86config"
:    and got the following error message:
:  
:      `unable to load shared library libc.so.5`

Could it be that you downloaded the elf stuff instead of aout?
Library version 5 as far as I remember is the elf-library and
Slackware 2.3 probably still works with the aout binary format.
In that case get the aout version.

                        Patrick

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that's a bug of the bash.  add the "i" flag to your tar option to get
red of this if you like:

      gunzip < {xxx.tgz} | tar xfBpi -

Quote:> 4) I then tried to configure my XWindows by running "xf86config"
>    and got the following error message:

>      `unable to load shared library libc.so.5`

you installed the ELF binaries and you don't have the ELF libc :-(
install the "a.out" binaries...

Harald
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