Re: [Newbie]screen error

2001-09-26 Thread Lionel Lecoq
Hi, In 4.x.x either the graphic device section (section Device) or the Section Screen **MUST** have a Driver entry: example Driver vesa for the *universal* driver the appropriate driver depends on your graphic card and *should* have been included by your configuration program... Lionel

Re: [Newbie]Cut Paste

2001-09-26 Thread Lionel Lecoq
Hi, with me 1. and 2. work but not 3. Lionel --- Steven Michelle Plumb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've never tried this with images, but with text there are three potential methods: 1. If you have a 3-button mouse Select the item with the mouse (holding down the left mouse button).

Re: [Newbie]compiling 3.3.6

2001-09-26 Thread Robyn Manning
Hi Lionel If you read the doc's at XFree86 you'll find out what cards are supported. Robyn On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 04:18, Lionel Lecoq wrote: I am interested in your problem: I have the same card in a laptop. It does work with 4.0.3 (I use the vesa driver) but it is slow. I am in the process of

[Newbie]XFree86 4.1.0 install

2001-09-26 Thread Thomas Anderson
I installed XFree86 4.1.0 on my RedHat 7.1, and now the startup is all messed up. I end up with only XFree running when I used to have a KDE login. If I type 'startkde' at the console I get (I think it's xterm), KDE starts, but everything has a greenish titlebar above it, and I only have a

Re: [Newbie]screen error

2001-09-26 Thread sjravelaer
how do i check the x-version (i have freebsd 4.3)? At Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:08:38 -0700 (PDT), Lionel Lecoq [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. Check your X version X -version in order to be sure which XF86Config applies (they have different format) and post your XF86Config[-4] if you still have

Re: [Newbie]screen error

2001-09-26 Thread Robyn Manning
Hi do exactly as Lionel said and type 'X -version' without the quotes ('') around it. Robyn On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 19:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do i check the x-version (i have freebsd 4.3)? At Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:08:38 -0700 (PDT), Lionel Lecoq [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. Check

Re: [Newbie]XFree86 4.1.0 install

2001-09-26 Thread josh olson
Your default window manager is set to twm, you need to change that. Try sawish, or download one like enlightenment. I like sawfish. Thomas Anderson wrote: I installed XFree86 4.1.0 on my RedHat 7.1, and now the startup is all messed up. I end up with only XFree running when I used to have a

RE: [Newbie]XFree86 4.1.0 install

2001-09-26 Thread Miller, Matt
Look for a .xsession or .xinitrc file in your home directory: $ ls -a .x* Depending on which file may already exist, Do this: $ echo startkde .xsession Or this: $ echo startkde .xinitrc Initiate an X session with 'startx'. -Original Message- From: Thomas Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL

[Newbie]Installed X, but get unresolved driver reference errorrs

2001-09-26 Thread Roth, William
Below is the actual error as reported when I typed X -configure after successfully compiling and installing X11 4.1.0. Please note that I get the same error when I install the pre-compiled 4.1.0 binaries. Any ideas? It appears that I am missing whatever the driver modules are trying to

Re: [Newbie]XFree86 4.1.0 install

2001-09-26 Thread josh olson
If ther e is not .xinitrc file create one wtih pico or vi or the editor of your choise man vi for help using vi . put the line exec startkde or exec gnome-session in .xinitrc then type startx Miller, Matt wrote: Look for a .xsession or .xinitrc file in your home directory: $ ls -a .x*

[Newbie]X-Server and Framebuffer

2001-09-26 Thread s . hartmann
Hi, Because of it is nessessary to have a FrameBuffer installed and activated for some applications, I also have to tell the X-Window System to accept this Framebuffer as my graphic device. When I start the X-System by XF86_FBDev, a graphic mode screen appears, but when I try to start my