configuring x windows
I have fedora core 3 with recent updates. I have been swapping out video cards to cure a boot hang. I now have made some progress but I now have to configure xdm? I think there is a program that takes me through this. It would for instance allow me to define a screen, which seems to be the error message I get on boot. What is the name of this program?
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/usr/X11R6/bin/X -configure
This will put a new config file in /root (== ~root). Actually it will print that info on the screen, and tell you how to test it.
If OK, copy it to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Older distributions have the old name XFree86 instead of xorg
This will put a new config file in /root (== ~root). Actually it will print that info on the screen, and tell you how to test it.
If OK, copy it to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Older distributions have the old name XFree86 instead of xorg
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Fedora 3 uses xorg so that is good. But editing this file correctly is outside of my scope of knowledge. For instance, I learn that my mouse is not recognized, but I am clueless about what to put in the mouse resource. So let us try a different approach:
Fedora core 3 installation brings up a fairly friendly X configuration program. I think I am able to make progress if I could execute this program without reinstalling. What is the name of this program?
Fedora core 3 installation brings up a fairly friendly X configuration program. I think I am able to make progress if I could execute this program without reinstalling. What is the name of this program?
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Hmm, okay, now I see where an earlier poster got the Xconfigurator program name. I would have more to report, but Xconfigurator is not in my /usr/sbin. I am going now to try locate or something..
locate give me the etc location you had described and therein a file 99Xconfigurator with the contents you described. I executed the contents and something ran, but since I cannot find Xconfigurator itself, even in /usr/sbin, I do not really understand what it was that ran. I executed the exact contents of the 99XConfigurator file. In any case, it was not useful.
I found the /dev/mouse0 entry and I am now considering how to see what it is a symbolic link to. From dmesg, the mouse is a imPS/2 generic wheel mouse.
I never figured out what mouse0 linked to, but I got my specific question answered. I will award points. I think I will try another mouse.
locate give me the etc location you had described and therein a file 99Xconfigurator with the contents you described. I executed the contents and something ran, but since I cannot find Xconfigurator itself, even in /usr/sbin, I do not really understand what it was that ran. I executed the exact contents of the 99XConfigurator file. In any case, it was not useful.
I found the /dev/mouse0 entry and I am now considering how to see what it is a symbolic link to. From dmesg, the mouse is a imPS/2 generic wheel mouse.
I never figured out what mouse0 linked to, but I got my specific question answered. I will award points. I think I will try another mouse.
cd /dev
ln -sf psaux mouse
ln -sf psaux mouse
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/dev/mouse was not there. I ran the command provided for mouse and mouse0. No luck. The mouse message persisted.
Note that the mouse was working before I started switching video adapters.
I am also enduring a blank screen on this machine. I adduced from X -configure that there was a depth 16 on screen that was being accessed, but was not supported by the card. I took xorg.conf.new, edited it so it did not have a depth 16. I copied it over the old conf in etc. No luck.
I am starting to have an attitude about X, but I am not inclined to act on it.
Here is where I am at now. I think I will wait a month for openbsd to do their next release and then reinstall. This seems reasonable since I have been messing with this video card issue for more than a month. And I do not currently have a need for a linux box in particular, but I do need a print server. Thanks for your help.
Note that the mouse was working before I started switching video adapters.
I am also enduring a blank screen on this machine. I adduced from X -configure that there was a depth 16 on screen that was being accessed, but was not supported by the card. I took xorg.conf.new, edited it so it did not have a depth 16. I copied it over the old conf in etc. No luck.
I am starting to have an attitude about X, but I am not inclined to act on it.
Here is where I am at now. I think I will wait a month for openbsd to do their next release and then reinstall. This seems reasonable since I have been messing with this video card issue for more than a month. And I do not currently have a need for a linux box in particular, but I do need a print server. Thanks for your help.
You can also use the --kickstart option to let the utility autoprobe (autodetect) as much information as possible without your interaction (Video card, monitor, etc...).
> Xconfigurator --kickstart
Check the manual pages for other options.
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