Xorg 6.8.1

[Michael Nottebrock]

On Monday, 28. February 2005 03:25, Gary Kline wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 11:36:43AM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> > On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:12, Gary Kline wrote:
> > > > How about adjusting the configuration then?
> > >
> > > 	There is utterly no xorg.conf file; the xorg probes
> > > 	set the resolution to the max (1600x1200), and the
> > > 	display `quivers' --for lack of a better word.  So far
> > > 	my attemps with xorgcfg and xorgconfig work with
> > > 	startx only.  And the display is off-center (leftward).
> >
> > Try (as root)
> > X -configure
> > cp /root/xorg.conf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf
> > Then edit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf
> >
> > Look up the 'Section "Screen"' part and add 'DefaultDepth 24' in it then
> > edit the Modes line to have the resolution you want there.
> >
> > FYI X.Org should have just used your XF86-4 config file by default.
>
> 	XF86Config bombed instantly, even with startx.

Try looking at /var/log/Xorg.0.log to find out what's bombing. It might just 
be the keyboard driver, IIRC it got renamed from "keyboard" to "kbd". The 
config format is completely compatible.

> 	I'm still having troubl getting the Horz and Vert sync numbers
> 	right.

That's easy: Just find the manual of your CRT and copy over the numbers from 
the technical data page.

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