that certainly is one way to do it, albeit a 10 mile hike when the
distance to the goal is only a few hundred yards away. using the console
utility "setuptool" will do a very nice job of getting X configured and
running again. not to mention that it's much easier to use and there's
less chance of messing up other settings in the process. That was a lesson
I learned the hard way. Especially after I made the jump from RedHat to
MAndrake.
But that's another story... :)
--
Mark
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On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Steve Weltman wrote:
> To start with, you didn't LOOSE XWindow from your system. It's got a bad
> config, but that's reparable...okay, take a deep breath, and...
>
> type this (no quotes) "Xconfigurator"
>
> Go thru the whole process of setting up the XWindow system again (mouse,
> keyboard, Xserver, and finally display). Choose a different display, and be
> SURE that the settings you choose for the display are not going to exceed
> your monitors abilities. You can find this on the website of most
> manufacturer's tech support sections.
>
> Best of luck, let's here what the turnout is...
>
> Steve Weltman
> (from LA)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
>
>
> > i dont care what it is as long as its currently on my system, easy to get
> to
> > since im still learning file structure of linux, and it doesnt give me a
> > headache trying to save an xf86config file from windows to linux, had to
> use
> > windows to find file that may or may not work
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:58:23 Central Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > << It cracks me up how everyone has suggested a different command line
> text
> > editor. Vi, Emacs, Vim and Pico so far.
> >
> > Abe >>
> >
>
>
>
