Re: X11 configuration at 5.3 ?

From: Mike Jeays (Mike.Jeays_at_rogers.com)
Date: 01/18/05

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    To: John <john@starfire.mn.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:44:16 -0500

    On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 19:21, John wrote:
    > On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 07:12:16PM -0500, Mike Jeays wrote:
    > > On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 10:24, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
    > > > On 2005-01-17 14:44, Frank Bonnet <f.bonnet@esiee.fr> wrote:
    > > > > how is called the X11 configuration tool at 5.3 ?
    > > >
    > > > It is called `xorgcfg'. Try running as root:
    > > >
    > > > # xorgcfg -textmode
    > > >
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    > >
    > > I had a lot of difficulty when I installed 5.3, even though I have been
    > > configuring X since FreeBSD 2.1.5. The tools seem to have taken a step
    > > backwards with xorg. xorgcfg -textmode seems to result in a bad
    > > configuration file, and in graphical mode, it is very obscure, and does
    > > not show scroll bars on list boxes and the like.
    > >
    > > Having to run Knoppix (which gets it right without asking any questions
    > > at all) isn't a very satisfying solution.
    >
    > I agree about the tools, but...
    >
    > I am having VERY good luck with the steps in section 5.4 of
    > the handbook:
    > 1) X -configure
    > 2) Test the config where it stands by starting X directly
    > 3) Add monitor or any other information you need
    > 4) Copy it to a standard location
    > Done! Up and running! (but see the handbook pages)
    >
    > For laptops, I have found it very helpful to glean the flat panel display
    > info from /var/logs/Xorg.0.log where it is put.
    >
    > I have had very BAD luck using the config scripts. They left me with
    > locked up or unreadable systems.

    Yes, next time I am going to follow the handbook to the letter! And I
    shall also carefully preserve my old configuration files, just in case.

    By now, I have installed several Linux distributions, and last night I
    tried Freesbie 1.1 for the first time. They all seem to get the right
    answers automatically, which proves it can be done at least for some
    machines.

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