The automatic start of X is *probably* not via "startx" but via "dbm". To
eliminate it, you need to edit /etc/inittab to change your default runlevel
from whatever it is now (probably 4 or 5) to one that does not start X via
dbm (2 usuallt works). Do this by editing the line in /etc/inittab that
contains the word "initdefault".
The standard X configuration tools are:
xf86config -- a text program that asks you for the settings,
including monitor values, needs to set up X. It
requires that you know the answers, but its simplicity
lets iwork in cases where nothing else will do.
XF86Setup -- a gui-based program that helps you to figure out
the right values. It uses the VGA16 X server, which
is pretty much a lowest common denominator (it takes
real work to find hardware that won't run VGA16). I
don't like it.
XConfigurator -- I know it exists, but I've never used it.
I believe Red Hat has all 3 available, so I imagine Mandrake does tpp.
At 07:50 PM 1/27/00 -0500, Tiezhi Zhang wrote:
>I changed a Monitor. When boot up, linux always starts X, I have not
>chance to config monitor. My distribution is Mandrake 6.1. Almost the
>same as RH.
>By the way, what is the best way to config Monitor? Any specical tools
>in RH?
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