Okay... There was a thread that I started 4/29/2003 that had to do with monitor problems.
The reason I switched to XFree86 3.x (back in April) was because a HP monitor that I was trying to use (I remember now) (the HP monitor would shut off with XFree 86 4.x, it only ran with versions 3.x). So, I've scrapped that monitor (well, I changed back to my old monitor now), but I can't get 1024x768 for the resolution. I've tried going through Xf86config three or four times... I can even change the resolution to what I want it to be in the Mandrake Control Center thingy... but when X restarts it goes back to 800x600. I even tried changing the XFree86-4 config file in /etc/X11 by hand. (All of this just proves how little I know about configuring stuff in linux)... I'm thinking about getting rid of Mandrake and installing RH tomorrow... Apt get sounds a little easier to use than urpm anyway... Re-installing would probably solve my monitor problems (seeing how I can't solve it right now)... btw, after getting XFree 4.x to work (albeit at 800x600) I tried running glquake. It works... except it is WAY to slow. At least it works. Hmmm... well, I will see if I can figure this quakeforge thing out. Thanks -- Nathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Torrie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Newbie Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [newbies] getting quake to run on linux > On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 15:58, Nathan Given wrote: > > thanks for that... > > > > but what does xpdyinfo give? > > > > Here's my output.... > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] nathan]$ xdpyinfo > > > > name of display: :0.0 > > version number: 11.0 > > vendor string: Mandrake Linux (XFree86 3.3.6, X-TT 1.3, patch level 28mdk) > > vendor release number: 3360 > > XFree86 version: 3.3.6 > > > so am I running XFree86 3.x or 4.x? > > Looks like it's currently running an old 3.3.6 server. To force the > newer server to run, try running 'XFree86' instead of just X or startx. > > Michael > > > > > > THanks! > > -- > > Nathan > > > > > > On Sunday 20 July 2003 10:57 pm, Jacob Albretsen wrote: > > > On Sunday 20 July 2003 09:14 pm, Nathan Given wrote: > > > > In trying to troubleshoot all of this... > > > > > > > > How do I find out what version of XFree I am running? > > > > > > Assuming Mandrake, Red Hat, or another rpm distro, the quick and dirty way: > > > > > > rpm -qa | grep XFree86 > > > > > > When I do that, I get: > > > > > > XFree86-libs-4.3-5mdk > > > XFree86-xfs-4.3-5mdk > > > XFree86-4.3-5mdk <----- this one > > > XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3-5mdk > > > XFree86-devel-4.3-5mdk > > > XFree86-server-4.3-5mdk > > > XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3-5mdk > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > newbies mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
