Mike,
Well I played around with the config file and got the graphics
part to work (millenium card was way more capable than the old monitor...)
but the ps/2 mouse refuses to respond. Should that be /dev/mouse
or /dev/psaux ?
Thanks,
Steve
At 10:23 AM 12/9/99 -0800, Smith, Mike wrote:
>Let's see--
>
>SuSE actually has close ties to the Xfree86 and KDE developers, so they
>have the "latest-greatest", however the two X config programs out there
>((can't remember right off what they are called--have to fsck my brain
>(e2fsck -cpv /dev/brain))) are standard for every X package. Remember,
>there is nothing to keep you from going out there and downloading the
>latest version, if you feel so inclined. Also, if you feel like a sysad
>god, you can look at the documentation and write your own
>/etc/Xfree86.conf which is the text file that passes options to X when
>it starts. I myself this month set up X with a configure tool and then
>edited the config file to adjust for peculiarities in the video card
>(actually the chipset...).
>
>Once you get X working, and it is not centered on your monitor, you can
>use xvidtune to move it around. You then take the modeline from
>xvidtune and edit it into the xconfig. And, voila, X is centered.
>
>I am a big SuSE guy, and it comes with SAX, the "SuSE Advanced
>XConfigurator", and it lets you set up all the hardware and then see how
>it works and then change the modeline.
>
>Upon further investigation, I have a Matrox Millenium II, and it has a
>slight problem. Where oh where was that url??
>http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.5/MGA.html
>
>Oh well, that's my little comment on this. If you feel like you're
>biting off too much, just bring the box in on a Thursday, and we can fix
>it.
>
>--Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephen Brenner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 8:00 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: X-windows setup
>
>
>Are some distributions better for x-windows setup?
>
>I had a 486-120 with an old ati card that setup easily.
>I switched to a 486-133 with a matrox millenium and a
>Mag DX1595 and it refuses to Xconfigure with Redhat 6.0
>or 6.1. I've ordered the Mandrake cd to see if it
>recognizes devices better. Redhat couldn't even find
>my future domain scsi card.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve
>
