Re: [PLUG] "Friends don't let friends use Dell"

[gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net>]

On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 10:17:21AM -0500, Fred K Ollinger wrote:
> > I know this doesn't matter much at this point, since your Rawhide X
> > should work fine, but:
> >
> > Does RH ship xf86cfg?
> 
> I don't think I saw that in an distro w/ XFree4.

If you build XF86 4 from source, you're sure to get it, being as
it's XF86 4 specific (XF86 3 used xf86config).

> That command works wonders. Once I learned that for XFree86 4, many of
> my configuration problems went away for X. If he uses a version of X to
> support his video card, this should work regardless of distro. If he
> doesn't then, he will be in pain regardless of distro.

xf86cfg runs X -configure, then gives you a GUI to change the
details and see the results instantly without having to run X by
hand.

Curious that NetBSD's X modules ship this and the easy-to-configure
Red Hat doesn't, isn't it? ;^>

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gabriel rosenkoetter
gr@eclipsed.net

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