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   %general-entities;
   <!ENTITY xorg-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R6.7.0/src/">
+  <!ENTITY xorg-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R&xorg-version;/src-single/X11R&xorg-version;-src.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY xorg-download-ftp  " ">
   <!ENTITY xorg-size          "70.3 MB">
+  <!ENTITY xorg-size          "41 MB">
   <!ENTITY xorg-buildsize     "645 MB">
   <!ENTITY xorg-time          "17.1 SBU">
 …
 and <application>XFree86</application>. These packages are quite similar. In
 fact, the base system of <application>Xorg</application> is
 <application>XFree86</application>-RC2. The primary difference as of this
+<application>XFree86</application>-4.4.0RC2. The primary difference as of this
 writing is the license provisions of the packages.  For someone building a
 package for their own use, these issues are not significant.  Most large
 …
 <sect3><title>Download Instructions</title>
+<para>There are several files that need to be fetched from the download
+<para>As an alternative to downloading the entire source tree in a single
+file, there are several files that need to be fetched from the download
 location:</para>
 <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
 <listitem><para><filename>X11R6.7.0-src1.tar.gz</filename></para></listitem>
 …
 is hardcopy documentation.</para>
 <para>To check your downloads for integrity, download the
+<para>To check your file for integrity, download the
 <filename>md5sums</filename> file. Then:</para>
 <screen><userinput><command>md5sum -c md5sums</command></userinput></screen>
 <para>All seven packages should give an OK status.</para>
+<para>The package (or all seven packages) should give an OK status.</para>
 </sect3>
 </sect2>
 …
 (<acronym>DRI</acronym>) supported video card.  A complete list of
 <acronym>DRI</acronym> supported video cards can be found at
 <ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net" /> in the Status section.
+<ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net" /> in the "Status" section.
 Currently, supported cards include those from 3dfx (Voodoo, Banshee), 3Dlabs,
 ATI (Rage Pro, Rage 128, Radeon 7X00, Radeon 2), Intel (i810, i815), and
+Matrox (G200, G400, G450). If you do enable <acronym>DRI</acronym> here, make
+sure you select the video card(s) you want to support as a
+<emphasis>module</emphasis>.</para>
+Matrox (G200, G400, G450).</para>
 <para>Additionally NVidia provides their own closed source binary drivers,
 …
 drivers, do not enable <acronym>DRI</acronym>.</para>
+<para>If you made any changes to the kernel configuration, recompile the
+kernel.</para>
+<para>Copy the <filename>arch/i386/boot/bzImage</filename> and
+<filename>System.map</filename> from the kernel build directory to
+<filename class='directory'>/boot</filename>. Edit
+<filename>/boot/grub/menu.lst</filename> and add the new kernel to the boot
+menu. (If you use lilo, edit <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename> and run
+<command>lilo</command>.)</para>
+<para>If you made any changes to the kernel configuration, recompile and
+install the new kernel.</para>
 <note><para>If you build <application>Xorg</application> in a
 …
 /* #define DefaultGcc2PpcOpt  -O2 -mcpu=750 */
 #define HasFreetype2             YES
 #define HasFontconfig            YES
 #define HasExpat                 YES
 #define HasLibpng                YES
 #define HasZlib                  YES
+#define HasFreetype2            YES
+#define HasFontconfig           YES
+#define HasExpat                YES
+#define HasLibpng               YES
+#define HasZlib                 YES
 /*
 …
 #define XInputDrivers           mouse keyboard
+/* Disable everything Xprint related until we get it figured out. */
+#define BuildXprint             NO
 /* End Xorg host.def file */
 …
 ln -sf ../X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11</command></userinput></screen>
-</sect3>
-<sect3>
-<title>Updating Direct Rendering Infrastructure (<acronym>DRI</acronym>)</title>
-<para>If you have one of the supported <acronym>DRI</acronym> cards and
-have enabled <acronym>DRI</acronym> kernel modules as explained
-above, you now need to update the kernel modules to ensure they are compatible
-with the current version of <application>Xorg</application>. To do this,
-perform the following:</para>
-<screen><userinput><command>cd programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel &amp;&amp;
-make -f Makefile.linux  &amp;&amp;
-mkdir -p /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/drm/  &amp;&amp;
-cp gamma.o radeon.o sis.o r128.o i810.o i830.o mga.o tdfx.o \
-    /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/drm/  &amp;&amp;
-depmod -a</command></userinput></screen>
-<warning><para>If you recompile or upgrade your kernel, you will need to
-re-copy the appropriate driver module(s) to the kernel module library and rerun
-the <command>depmod -a</command> command.</para></warning>
-<note><para>If you created <acronym>AGP</acronym> support as a module when
-compiling the kernel, you may have to add a line to
-<filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename> to ensure the agpgart module is loaded.
-For instance, the <acronym>AGP</acronym> version of the Radeon video card will
-use the <filename>radeon.o</filename> driver. It will need to have the line
-<screen>below radeon agpgart</screen> in <filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename>
-to enable <acronym>DRI</acronym> support.</para></note>
 </sect3>
 </sect2>
 …
 symbolic links. They are intended for utilization by users only."</para>
-<!-- <para><command>make  CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc -f Makefile.linux</command>:
-This builds the <application>Xorg</application> compatible kernel modules using
-the same compiler used to compile the kernel.</para> -->
-<para><command>cp gamma.o radeon.o sis.o r128.o i810.o i830.o mga.o tdfx.o
-/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/drm/</command>: Put the kernel
-module(s) where the kernel can find them. You only need to copy the driver you
-need to support your video card.</para>
-<para><command>depmod -a</command>: Update the modules.dep file for module
-management.</para>
 </sect2>
 …
 <screen><userinput><command>ldconfig</command></userinput></screen>
+<para>Ensure <filename class='directory'>/usr/X11R6/bin</filename> is added to
+your <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable. Instructions for doing this are
+<para>Ensure <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/bin</filename>
+and <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig</filename>
+are added to your <envar>PATH</envar> and <envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar>
+environment variables. Instructions for doing this are
 described in the section "<xref linkend='postlfs-config-profile'/>."</para>
-<para>Expand the <envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar> so that other packages
-can find <application>X</application> libraries. Procedures for this are also
-described in the section "<xref linkend='postlfs-config-profile'/>."</para>
-<para>Set up your mouse:
-<screen><userinput><command>ln -s psaux /dev/mouse</command></userinput></screen>
-Adjust the symbolic link as necessary for other types of mice.  For instance,
-a serial mouse on the first serial port would be linked to ttyS0.</para>
 <para>Create the <filename>xorg.conf</filename> file with:
 …
 <para>Edit <filename>xorg.conf.new</filename> to suit your system.  The details
 of the file are located in the man page <command>man xorg.conf</command>. Some
+of the file are located in the xorg.conf man page. Some
 things you may want to do are:</para>
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>Section "Files". Change the order of the font paths searched.
 You may want to put 100dpi fonts ahead of 75dpi fonts if your system normally
 …
 directories completely.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Sections "InputDevice". Specify the
+<parameter>Device</parameter> parameter to "/dev/input/mice" and
+<parameter>Protocol</parameter> to "auto" to set up your mouse. You may
+also want to change the keyboard autorepeat rate by adding
+<parameter>Option "Autorepeat" "250 30"</parameter>.</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>Section "Monitor".  Specify the
 <parameter>VertRefresh</parameter> and <parameter>HorizSync</parameter> values
 if the system does not automatically detect the monitor and its values.</para>
 </listitem>
-<listitem><para>Section "InputDevice".  You may want to change the keyboard
-autorepeat rate by adding <parameter>Option "Autorepeat" "250 30"</parameter>.
-</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>Section "Device".  You may want to set some of the options

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