Jennifer....XF86Setup and xf86config do not have spaces in them as
you've typed them and it's the /etc/X11/XF86Config file not the
/etc/X11/XFConfig file. Use one of the many console based text editors
like vi, vim, emacs or joe. Joe is probably the easiest one to use if
you've not used any of them before. Type joe /etc/X11/XF86Config to
edit. In KDE use kedit, it's the default, you judt click on the file
icon to open the file in the editor.
Alan
Jennifer Ricki Wise wrote:
>
> Thanks for all your suggestions but at the root I cannot execute XF 86
> Setup or xf 86 config or find /etc/X11/XFConfig file.
> If I find one of the files suggested what is the best way to edit it and
> how do I start an editor. I am running Mandrake.
> Thanks
> Jennifer
>
> Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> >
> > Jennifer....first off, I recommend you boot into level 3 and not level 5
> > to do this. If you are currently booting directly to the gui desktop
> > then that is level 5. The way to change it is to (as root) edit the
> > /etc/inittab file by changing this line:
> >
> > id:5:initdefault:
> >
> > to this:
> >
> > id:3:initdefault:
> >
> > You can change it back when you're done. Now, in the console mode
> > (reboot if you need to), edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and look for
> > the section that is something like the below excerpt at the very end of
> > the file:
> >
> > # The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32,
> > Mach64
> > # I128, and S3V)
> > Section "Screen"
> > Driver "accel"
> > Device "My Video Card"
> > Monitor "ViewSonic PS790"
> > Subsection "Display"
> > Depth 32
> > Modes "800x600"
> > ViewPort 0 0
> > EndSubsection
> > EndSection
> >
> > Make sure that the ViewPort is set at 0 0 and Modes is set at the
> > resolution you want as default. Save the file and test it by starting
> > the x-server by typing startx on the command line. If it errors out you
> > can put the errors in this list for more help, if not you'll be in your
> > gui desktop at the resolution you wanted. If you're successful then you
> > can change the /etc/inittab file back to the way it was. If not you
> > probably will want to change the /etc/X11/XF86Config file back the way
> > it was first. Good luck.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > Jennifer Ricki Wise wrote:
> > >
> > > I had to reinstall Mandrake, when xconfig came up I was stuck using the
> > > default as all the other sizes would not be accepted. Now the icons are
> > > way to large and when I open some of the icons like Netscape I can't see
> > > the accept button.
> > > Is there any way to change the screen size to something like 800 x 600.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Jennifer
> > > ICQ:6765592
