On Wed, 29 May 2002, Larry Sword wrote: > > > > O nay! nay! Larry, be kind to this poor soul. xf86config is so arcane any > > more. Just out of curiosity the other day I called this demon from the > > past to configure an older system for use and I almost couldn't remember > > how to use it. > > > > then, I remembered why I had stopped using it in the first place. I > > remembered there's an easier tool on a mandrake system that offers the > > user a better chance for first time success. "setuptool". > > > > just run that in a console and you should be able to setup your display > > without too much guess working. thats the huge nasty mess that is normally > > involved with xf86config. however, if one knows all the important > > information about their vid card and monitor then by all means, xf86config > > is a fine utility to configure the comp's display. > > > > just my 2.5 cents... > > > > Mark > > > > > Yep, well worth the price :-) , "setuptool" didn't think of it at the > time. Guess I'd better restructure my thinking and clean out the "old > stuff" that's lingering. > > Larry
O...I don't know...it's not like it's old and ancient or anything. xf86config is one of those tools that is quite functional, but one really has to know their hardware to use it effectively. Mark
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