Very Computer

Help!

I am new to Linux and I just installed it on my second computer.  I can
not get XWindows to run however.  How do I configure it?  I have
Slackware 3.0.  When I try to launch it and I get a message stating that
it can not find XF86Config.  How do I configure XWin?  I would like to
try it out but this is limitting me.  Thanks for any help!

Rick

First get all the information you can on both your video card and your
monitor.  Especially your SVGA chip set and monitor timeings, both
vertical and horizonal.

Then run Super Probe it will tell you the chip set and video memory
size.

Then you can run "xf86config". This will take you through and ask
questions concerning both your monitor and viedo card.

he best thing to do if you are unsure is use the XF86_SVGA driver and
take the standard svga monitor setting.  This gives you good place to
start.

The file XF86Config goes in the /etc directory and  /var/X11R6/bin/X is
a sft link to your driver. for SVGA it is usually
/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_S3.

After you get it up you can then tweak it and install the actual driver
for the video card you have.

There is plenty of good documentation available on sunsite.unc.edu and
mit about configuring X.  The trick is to start out with the basic
configuration, get that running and then tweak it in.

This comes from the voice of experience on how NOT TO DO IT!!!! It tried
to get it perfect the first time and went though a nightmare.

Jeff Pierce

Rick,

Try typing:

xf86config

to create the ./etc/XF86Config file, then try startx.  Read 'man
xf86config'.

:)
Richard

: After you get it up you can then tweak it and install the actual driver
: for the video card you have.
:
: There is plenty of good documentation available on sunsite.unc.edu and
: mit about configuring X.  The trick is to start out with the basic
: configuration, get that running and then tweak it in.
:
: This comes from the voice of experience on how NOT TO DO IT!!!! It tried
: to get it perfect the first time and went though a nightmare.

I tried XF86, had no success and then opted for MetroX instead.

I'm sure I'll eventually try XF86 again as Metro (as packaged with
RedHat 3.03) doesn't include 256-color support for a Trident TGUI9440
-- but not until I have time to tweak. :)

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