Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:13:17 -0500 From: Greg Barniskis <nalists@scls.lib.wi.us> To: Naomi Fernandez <naomi.fernandez@sympatico.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie - Configuration File Location? Message-ID: <42B0296D.3030305@scls.lib.wi.us> In-Reply-To: <NHBBJEJOKLFKIEFKGELBIEOHCEAA.naomi.fernandez@sympatico.ca> References: <NHBBJEJOKLFKIEFKGELBIEOHCEAA.naomi.fernandez@sympatico.ca>
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Naomi Fernandez wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently running Gnome on FreeBSD 5.3 with great success. > I can access the Internet and am using a 1024 x 1280 screen resolution. > > I am trying to access either my xorg.conf or XF86Config file for > some general tweaking, e.g., adding to the fontpath, configuring for a wheel > mouse, etc. The problem is that I cannot find either file. According to > the FreeBSD Handbook, they should be in either /etc/X11 or /etc. I have > both folders but the file is in neither. As a matter of fact, my /etc/X11 > folder is empty. > > As root, I ran “find / -name xorg.conf “ and nothing was found. > When I ran “find / -name XF86Config*” I came up with two files : > XF86Config.98 and XF86Config.eg in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11. Which, if either, of > these two files is my “XF86Config” file that I modify to add fonts, > configure my mouse, etc.? find / -name "*xorg.conf*" If you follow the setup directions in the Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html then (after a couple of hops and skips) you will end up with /etc/X11/xorg.conf It's pretty straightforward. Be sure to tune your HorizSync and VertRefresh attributes accordingly, and your Screen section. The Xorg -config step gets most everything else set to a basic working state for you (or at least it has been quite good at it on the last 4-5 boxes I used it on, all with various video cards -- using 5.4). -- Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator South Central Library System (SCLS) Library Interchange Network (LINK) <gregb at scls.lib.wi.us>, (608) 266-6348
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