I am unable to get my Millenium Matrox II driving my ViewSonic 15
to come up in XWindows in anything but 320 X 200. I don't know if I
am configuring things correctly for the Millenium Matrox II.
According to an FAQ from the Matrox Millenium Xserver group just about
everything is autodetected
to get my Millenium Matrox II driving my ViewSonic 15
to come up in XWindows in anything but 320 X 200. I don't know if I=20
am configuring things correctly for the Millenium Matrox II. =20
According to an FAQ from the Matrox Millenium Xserver group just about
everything
Hello,
==
Alex Y. wrote:
While the following is all true, what you probably asked for is just that
most (if not all) X programs have -geometry option which allowes to
I agree. However, most programs, apart from having the -geometry
parameter, are programmed to be used as a big windows and
I'm sure this is a stupid problem, and that the answer is right in
front of me in one of the man pages, but I can't for the life of me
find it.
In X-Windows, almost any software I run extends off the edges of the
screen, making it difficult or impossible to use some stuff (Especialy
games, but
Hello,
==
In X-Windows, almost any software I run extends off the edges of the
screen, making it difficult or impossible to use some stuff (Especialy
games, but other stuff too.) I'm using an SVGA monitor, but with a
generic VGA graphics card.
Well, how much VRAM do you have on your
Hello,
==
In X-Windows, almost any software I run extends off the edges of the
screen, making it difficult or impossible to use some stuff (Especialy
games, but other stuff too.) I'm using an SVGA monitor, but with a
generic VGA graphics card.
Hi.
While the following is all true,
) to be done
on the server, and for all xwindows programs (ie xterm) to be also run on
the server, with the workstation simply displaying everything...
I have seen this done before, but I can't figure out how to make the
connectioncan anyone help??
Chris.
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on it), but for all the logins (via xdm) to be done
on the server, and for all xwindows programs (ie xterm) to be also run on
the server, with the workstation simply displaying everything...
The server needs to be setup to run xdm for either all hosts
(nothing in Xaccess) or a list of hosts (in Xaccess
Hi all,
I have just installed Linux on my Cyrix 200-based computer with
an S3 Trio64V+ card. XF86Setup runs smoothly. Unfortunately, when
I run startx, I receive the error message:
X: exec of /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_NONE failed
xdm aborts almost immediately without telling me anything. Just typing
Harald Helfgott [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi all,
I have just installed Linux on my Cyrix 200-based computer with
an S3 Trio64V+ card. XF86Setup runs smoothly. Unfortunately, when
I run startx, I receive the error message:
X: exec of /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_NONE failed
I seems you have
I forgot to put Microsoft mouse in Serial port but it was very funny
i see a pointer on X-windows.. it couldn't moving around the desktop.
How do I config /dev/mouse or XF86Setup?
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Try running gpmconfig as root. It will create the appropriate configuration.
But before you do that, make a symlink for /dev/mouse:
ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse
[assuming the mouse is on ttys0]
Tell gpm to use /dev/mouse, and then tell XF86Setup to use /dev/mouse.
WHile it workes with the
Well, I was able to get my modem working just fine. Thanks for all the help
everyone provided. But now I've got another problem. When I start xwindows
(using startx) it begins to load and then quits saying it couldn't load
fonts and connect to the unix server. I'll include the error messages
another problem. When I start xwindows
(using startx) it begins to load and then quits saying it couldn't load
fonts and connect to the unix server. I'll include the error messages in an
email later so that you can see what I'm saying. As before, if anyone has
found a article that has worked
On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Jeremy Blonde wrote:
Well, I was able to get my modem working just fine. Thanks for all the help
everyone provided. But now I've got another problem. When I start xwindows
(using startx) it begins to load and then quits saying it couldn't load
fonts and connect
I'm trying to install the Debian Xwindows package for the
first time on my computer. I installed Xbase first, then installed
Xserver-SVGA in a separate dselect session. When Xwindows starts I get
a Xwindow screen with the default xterm window. In attempting to trace
the Xwindow initialization
On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Curt Howland wrote:
Ok, a new one for the list...
I went through the install of X, got it to where
the login for the console works, with shadow passwords.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that after I log in, and the default
blue screen for olvwm comes up,
Ok, a new one for the list...
I went through the install of X, got it to where
the login for the console works, with shadow passwords.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that after I log in, and the default
blue screen for olvwm comes up, the Xserver crashes
and core dumps.
Any ideas? I
Curt Howland wrote:
Ok, a new one for the list...
I went through the install of X, got it to where
the login for the console works, with shadow passwords.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that after I log in, and the default
blue screen for olvwm comes up, the Xserver crashes
As there are several bugs in the 3.2 package (some of which you have already
dealt
with) I would recommend you try the 3.3-3 packages found in bo-updates. I am
using
olvwm with the 3.3-3 svga server with no problems.
I will do so, thanks.
Luck,
Dwarf
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Hi
I installed fvwm95 and everything worked fine. But I decided to installed
more windows managers and now all I get is a single xterm with no menus.
I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what goes on what file. At
this point I don't know the difference between .xinitrc and xsession. Can
On Mon, 16 Jun 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
I installed fvwm95 and everything worked fine. But I decided to installed
more windows managers and now all I get is a single xterm with no menus.
I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what goes on what file. At
this point I don't know the
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], writes
:
Hi
I installed fvwm95 and everything worked fine. But I decided to installed
more windows managers and now all I get is a single xterm with no menus.
I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what goes on what file. At
this point I don't know the
I found the problem, but I don't know how to fix it. The problem is that
fvwm95 doesn't worked after upgrading it. It used to be called fvwm95,
but now is fvwm95-2. fvwm, afterstep, and twm worked fine. Is it
something wrong with the latest version? I just won't run, I only get a
default X
On Fri, 16 May 1997, Tan Wee Yeh wrote:
twm
[background processes snipped]
xterm -title Measun10 -geometry 80x40+30+200 -ls
Just a little comment (for discussion). Normally, I
will prefer to put twm (or whatever windows manager)
as the last process (let the others be background).
Hi, there is a million and one ways to do computing. People do things
differently. No one way is right or wrong just different. there is a
file in /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config. You can run that and it will step you
through the configuration of the xserver. Make sure you have the monitor
Hello.
xf86config is in xbase.
bash dpkg --search /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config
xbase: /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config
for me you should install xbase, probably xfnt* (at least xfntbase),
and everything dselect requires or suggests you should install.
I would be surprised if old configs are a
If you install xbase at this point, with the xserver in place, it should
tell you, via dependancies all that you need for a base install. Just hit
enter and let it do it's thing. Then run xf86config, and it should work.
Then you can start wondering about contrib and window managers. Get the
Paul McDermott [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't use dselect, it is a waste of time.
Not that it's a big deal, but I used to avoid dselect like the plague.
One day, I sat down and forced myself to carefully understand what
it's doing and *never* press a key without knowing what it means.
After
Hi all!,
I just want to thank all who helped me get Xwindows running. This is what I
hadto do to install it successfully: I cleaned everything first, may be it had
something to do with selecting - instead of _. I also had to install
xserver-svga first and then xbase with the rest of its
I just want to thank all who helped me get Xwindows running. This is
what I hadto do to install it successfully: I cleaned everything first,
may be it had something to do with selecting - instead of _. I also
had to install xserver-svga first and then xbase with the rest of its
On Thu, 15 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
Hi all!,
I just want to thank all who helped me get Xwindows running. This is what I
hadto do to install it successfully: I cleaned everything first, may be it
had something to do with selecting - instead of _. I also had to install
xserver
Ed Down wrote,
window manager packages, then change the manager you want in your home
directory ~/.xsession
Just to be complete, .xsession is for starting X with
xdm and .xinitrc is for starting X with startx from
shell. What I did was to create a link between the
two.
Important things to
I'm kind of new with Xwindows, and I'm trying to setup the standard Xwindow
server so I can have multiple windows and run applications such as Netscape.
Is it
an easy way to do this? I've spent 3 days trying to setup xserver-svga
package. But I do not know waht to do next. I tried installing
I tried installing xbase, but it selects xserver-vga16 and xfonts as
dependencies. Do I need to install xbase by itself first and ignore the
dependencies?
I think I need more information. I'm new to linux...
Alberto Ruiz
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Yes there is a specific order.
here is mine not
You just need to select one of the Xservers which are for different video
cards. vga16 is for standard vga and is the default since it works on all
cards. If you have an S3 card you would select the S3 Xserver instead.
Other than that the dependancies should mark the other needed packages.
You
On Wed, 14 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
I tried installing xbase, but it selects xserver-vga16 and xfonts as
dependencies. Do I need to install xbase by itself first and ignore the
dependencies?
No! Xbase depends on an xserver and the default xfntbase. You should let
dselect install them
I already tried selecting one of the Xservers (xserver-vga16 xserver-svga).
On xserver-vga16, I get in a loop saying that not all the configuration and
default application files are installed. The file
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/Xinitrc is missing This happens when is trying to
create a
Sorry about including all this replies, I just don't want to miss what I
recieved so far. Any way, I really appreciate everyones replies... But I'm
still having problems. Dwarf, I let dselect install xbase and I used the
default dependencies. It didn't work, there is something wrong on how
Just run XF86Config to configure it. I have the latest svga server and
had no problems. You may want to purge xbase, xserver etc. and reinstall
it. Your attempts to fix it may have broken it.
On Wed, 14 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
I already tried selecting one of the Xservers
I'm sorry buddy but I know you are wrong. xbase depends on xlib, cpp, libc5.
It recommands xserver-vga16 | xserver. It provides X11R6. Read the
Packages file if you don't believe me.
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hi, remove all of X and start again (hopefully you have all the packages
on your computer) use dpkg -i package-name to install them. I did this
about 20 different time and it works. I don't use dselect, it is a waste
of time. If you have trouble or don't have the files on your computer
then
On Wed, 14 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
Sorry about including all this replies, I just don't want to miss what
I recieved so far. Any way, I really appreciate everyones replies...
But I'm still having problems. Dwarf, I let dselect install xbase and I
used the default dependencies. It
On Wed, 14 May 1997, Paul McDermott wrote:
I'm sorry buddy but I know you are wrong. xbase depends on xlib, cpp, libc5.
As well as ncurses3.0...and it's xlib6 rather than xlib...
It recommands xserver-vga16 | xserver. It provides X11R6. Read the
Packages file if you don't believe me.
All
Rick,
I was able to install xserver-svga successfully. What am I suposse to do
next? You mentioned that all I have to do is run XF86Config to configure
my xserver. But I do not see the XF86Config command any where. I don't
think that xserver-svga includes the xf86config command. Something is
Anyone have the XF86Config monitor settings for the Dell UltraScan? Namely the
Section Monitor Modeline
settings for 1024x768. Thanks.
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John Ferguson wrote:
Anyone have the XF86Config monitor settings for the Dell UltraScan? Namely
the
Section Monitor Modeline
settings for 1024x768. Thanks.
John,
I use a Dell UltraScan 15ES at 1024X768 with a Number9 Trio64 card
(2MB), and the following settings work just fine
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You have to have a window-manager installed for it to be used. I believe
twm is included in the distribution since I never wanted it but have it.
I use afterstep wich is based on fvwm. It's pretty good.
The file to edit are in the /etc/X11 directory. The
I have installed Xfree and when I start the only thing I get is one
xterm and a very small menu where I can chose to quit or to run a
color show program. Now is this normal ? Dont deabian create a
default look like redhat dose? (fvwm2)
What windows manger should I use? I am not loking for a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have installed Xfree and when I start the only thing I get is one
xterm and a very small menu where I can chose to quit or to run a
color show program. Now is this normal ? Dont deabian create a
default look like redhat dose? (fvwm2)
Did you install a window
Hi . . .
I'm potential Debian GNU/Linux user and I have some questions no covered
by this FAQ.
I would like to get some information about where I could find the XWIndows
files for the newest
version of the Debian linux (probably X11 R6.3) in the deselect .deb
distribuition pack
I'd like to know where to get a base, self explainatory, do-it-all-at-once
XWindows installation too. Right now I only have the base zsh and
virtual-console interface going, but I kinda want to install X as well...
As for the partition problem, I'm not sure if you really need a swap file
at all
Paulo Gustavo Raymundo Silva writes:
Paulo [...] I would like to know if is possible to transform the
Paulo second DOS logical drive at the extended partition (E: 504Mb)
Paulo in two new UNIX logical drives (e.g. 64 Mb 440 Mb) at the
Paulo same extended partition where previously
You could modify the partition table with DOS fdisk, or with
Linux fdisk or cfdisk. I strongly recommend using Linux fdisk, since
it permits you to specify the partition boundaries on cylinder
boundaries, which the other two do not support. In general, any
operating system can define
Hi . . .
Hi. (this post belongs in debian-user, so I'll reply to it there)
I'm potential Debian GNU/Linux user and I have some questions no covered
by this FAQ.
I would like to get some information about where I could find the XWIndows
files for the newest
version
Greetings.
If you get stuck, you could always try out a commercial program called
Partition Magic that is supposed to fix up stuff like this -
I have a copy of Partition Magic III for Win '95 that I've used to success in
getting my copy of Linux on the road.
When I found myself with 450
Eric == Eric Budd [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Eric I have been trying to instal X on my linux box, and
Eric everythig in theinstallation went ok. whenever I start
Eric xinit or startx, however, it rolls by some startup mgs and
Eric then gives me the following:
Eric (--) SVGA:
I have been trying to instal X on my linux box, and everythig in
theinstallation went ok. whenever I start xinit or startx, however, it
rolls by some startup mgs and then gives me the following:
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 640x480
(--) SVGA: Removing mode 640x480 from list
Eric Budd writes:
I have been trying to instal X on my linux box, and everythig in
theinstallation went ok. whenever I start xinit or startx, however, it
rolls by some startup mgs and then gives me the following:
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 640x480
(--) SVGA:
I have been trying to instal X on my linux box, and everythig in
theinstallation went ok. whenever I start xinit or startx, however, it
rolls by some startup mgs and then gives me the following:
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 640x480
(--) SVGA: Removing mode 640x480 from list of
Carlo U. Segre [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Indeed, that is what I meant above by saying that the configuration files
seem OK. Both the Xresources files have valid entries in them for the
'greetColor' (CadetBlue) and 'greeting' (Debian Linux (CLIENTHOST)).
Clearly the configuration files
On 12 Dec 1996, Rob Browning wrote:
Carlo U. Segre [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Indeed, that is what I meant above by saying that the configuration files
seem OK. Both the Xresources files have valid entries in them for the
'greetColor' (CadetBlue) and 'greeting' (Debian Linux
On Thu, 12 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12 Dec 1996, Rob Browning wrote:
Carlo U. Segre [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Indeed, that is what I meant above by saying that the configuration files
seem OK. Both the Xresources files have valid entries in them for the
had the same problem (XWindows instead of
Debian (Hostname)). It was solved in my case by running the Xserver with
16 bit. I tried it only a minute ago by changing it back and on my computer
the result with 8 bit is XWindows and with 16 bit is Debian. So try to set
your Xserver (if it is capable
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On Thu, 12 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The problem is that xdm uses xrdb to read these configuration files
in. xrdb has been broken for a while. It crashes if run with no
options. My solution was to mv xrdb to xrdb.bin and create a shell
script named xrdb
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello All:
I just upgraded to XWindows 3.2 and now my xdm login screen does not show
the familiar Debian Linux (hostname) in CadetBlue but just X Window
System in unfriendly black!
I have been looking through the X configuration files
Hello All:
I just upgraded to XWindows 3.2 and now my xdm login screen does not show
the familiar Debian Linux (hostname) in CadetBlue but just X Window
System in unfriendly black!
I have been looking through the X configuration files in /etc/X11 and
everything seems to be as it was before
Hello All:
I just upgraded to XWindows 3.2 and now my xdm login screen does not show
the familiar Debian Linux (hostname) in CadetBlue but just X Window
System in unfriendly black!
I have been looking through the X configuration files in /etc/X11 and
everything seems
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