[OFFTOPIC] New RH6.0 XFree86 RPM w/new nVidia patches

[Dax Kelson <dkelson inconnect com>]

As you may or may not be aware, the XFree86-SVGA-3.3.3.1-49 that comes
with RedHat 6.0 includes *many* patches over a stock 3.3.3.1.  Here is a
list:

XFree86-3.3.2-ffb.patch		      XFree86-3.3.3.1-dainbramage.patch
XFree86-3.3.2-fsstnd.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-dga1.1.patch
XFree86-3.3.2.3-86setup.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-dvorak.patch
XFree86-3.3.2.3-jay.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-is_keyboard.patch
XFree86-3.3.3-alpha-sockets.patch     XFree86-3.3.3.1-mach64.patch.gz
XFree86-3.3.3-arm.patch		      XFree86-3.3.3.1-mgafix.patch
XFree86-3.3.3-fbdev.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-newcreator.patch
XFree86-3.3.3-joy.patch		      XFree86-3.3.3.1-nopam.patch
XFree86-3.3.3-rh.patch		      XFree86-3.3.3.1-nosuidxterm.patch
XFree86-3.3.3-ru_SU.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-pamconsole.patch
XFree86-3.3.3-sparc.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-rhxdm.patch
XFree86-3.3.3-sparc2.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-sparc3.patch.gz
XFree86-3.3.3-xinput.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-startx_xauth.patch
XFree86-3.3.3.1-suncards.patch        XFree86-3.3.3.1-czskkbd.patch
XFree86-3.3.3.1-alphadga.patch	      XFree86-3.3.3.1-thinkingmouse.patch
XFree86-3.3.3.1-creator2.patch.gz     XFree86-3.3.3.1-xfsft.patch
XFree86-3.3.3.1-creator4.patch.gz     XFree86-3.3.3.1-xfsredhat.patch

Some of those don't effect the SVGA server, but some of them do.  RedHat
does this to fix bugs, add features (like better joystick, xinput, and the
Vmware patch for one), and enhance the integration with the rest of the
RedHat system.

What I have done, is taken the stock RedHat 6.0 XFree86-3.3.3.1 SRPM and
added the brand new nVidia XFree86 patch to create a new updated RPM (and
SRPM).

IMHO, this would be the recommended way for a RedHat 6.0 user to get the
new nVidia enhancements while maintaining all the RH patches.

Anyways, you can get it here:

ftp://ftp.inconnect.com/pub/unix/linux/redhat-6.0/contrib-updates/XFree86-SVGA-3.3.3.1-50.i386.rpm

And if you want the SRPM (not needed unless you want to recompile
yourself).

ftp://ftp.inconnect.com/pub/unix/linux/redhat-6.0/contrib-updates/SRPMS/XFree86-3.3.3.1-50.src.rpm

To install simply run:

rpm -Uvh XFree86-SVGA-3.3.3.1-50.i386.rpm

Dax Kelson