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RE: [Plug] rookie mistakes
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Well it sounds like you have your desktop size set larger than your screen
size, I haven't played with X under RedHat really so I'm not qualified to
tell you how to fix it, other than the fact that I believe it's
Xconfigurator and of couse xf86config should both be able to help you get a
proper configuration without messing with your X config files if you're
afraid of them. If you want to purchase a commercial version of X,
Accelerated-X is a decent X server which does some convenient
auto-configuration and such. I don't know their contact info, but they've
advertised in pretty much every edition of Linux Journal.
Kevin Way
Systems Administrator
http://www.research-inc.com/
(215)540-0700 Fax (215)540-0770
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim McCoy [SMTP:JIM@JIMMCCOY.COM]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 10:30 PM
To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
Subject: Re: [Plug] rookie mistakes
I have Red Hat 6.0 installed.
When I run x windows the display is larger than my screen and the mouse is
very quirky. When it does move it is very slow and it jumps around. I
have
no real control
over it. Does anyone have any ideas? Is this a common problem?
I don't know much about the hardware and have no manuals on it.
Is there a commercial version of x that has built in smarts to evaluate
hardware
and configure itself?
Jim Mc Coy
----- Original Message -----
From: Barry Spindler <archmage@martnet.com>
To: <plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Plug] rookie mistakes
> In both of these cases, we could help you better if you tell us what
> hardware is involved and what the problems are :)
>
> --Barry
>
> Linux! Guerrilla UNIX Development Venimus, Vidimus, Dolavimus.
> (By mah@ka4ybr.com, Mark A. Horton KA4YBR)
>
> On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Jim McCoy wrote:
>
> > I am also having problems that appear to be hardware related.
> > It seems my pentium II was built with windows in mind, expecting that
no
> > other OS will
> > be used. Now I can't seem to get x windows to work either.
> >
> > Jim Mc Coy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <JFRANCANO3@aol.com>
> > To: <Plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 10:53 PM
> > Subject: [Plug] rookie mistakes
> >
> >
> > > Hell,
> > > I am trying to set up Linux successfully for the first time and
having
no
> > > luck. Seems most of my hardware has some type of conflict with the
OS.
I
> > have
> > > had conflicts with motherboards, video cards, and modems. All I want
to do
> > is
> > > get into basic Xwin. I am trying to use Red Hat 5.0. Any easy
suggestions
> > for
> > > hardware are appreciated. I want to try a simple install from CD and
am
> > not
> > > having any success at all.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe Francano
> > > www.compuacc.com
> > >
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> >
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