Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 23:04:52 +0100 From: "Daniel S. Haischt" <me@daniel.stefan.haischt.name> To: John <john@starfire.mn.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lost my X11 config - what was the old tool to build it? Message-ID: <41E1AA84.809@daniel.stefan.haischt.name> In-Reply-To: <20050109152313.A37770@starfire.mn.org> References: <20050109152313.A37770@starfire.mn.org>
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Did you read: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html John schrieb: > Before Win98 destroyed my nice FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE installation on > my Compaq Armada M700 laptop, I had a really good X configuration > which, if I remember correctly, was generated almost entirely > automatically somehow. (No, I didn't have a backup of that config > file, and I've already kick myself many times.) Anyway, I am trying > to get this back up and running with XFree86 4.3.0 and FreeBSD > 5.2.1. > > I sure can't get anything that's useful now from the X86Config > script - all it does is ask me questions that I don't really know > the answer to - partly because it is a Laptop, and I can't just > easily see what the built-in adapter is. Whatever configuration > utility that I ran before, I sure can't find it now - it seemed > to make VERY good recommendations, and I could sure use some! > > I've checked the XFree86 web site, and didn't find much useful there. > > I've done global web searches for XFree86 and this laptop, but > they must be for versions that are too old, because they don't > work for me, complaining of Drivers that don't exist, and so forth. > > I'd be tempted to just reload 4.9-RELEASE and re-do it from there, > but I'm afraid I may run into a similar problem - where the config > file there, even if I get it, won't work with the new stuff. > > Any pointers will be appreciated. -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen / With kind regards Daniel S. Haischt Wan't a complete signature??? Type at a shell prompt: $ > finger -l haischt@daniel.stefan.haischt.name
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