Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 21:28:21 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> To: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: svgalib? Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.971029212514.11272B-100000@bb.cc.wa.us> In-Reply-To: <199710300315.TAA04476@rah.star-gate.com>
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I am just about to start a "Setting up Xwindows" tutorial to add to my online book stuff. I would like a copy of what the customers are complaining about so I can address the issues. I have had quite a few good responses to my install tutorial. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks Christopher J. Coleman (chris@bb.cc.wa.us) Computer Support Analyst I (509)-766-8873 FreeBSD Book Project: http://www.vmunix.com/fbsd-book/ On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Amancio Hasty wrote: > > Try to compile a list of what customers are complaining about > setting up X which I then will take it up with the XFree868 group. > > As for XF86Setup , we should be able to have a FreeBSD version for the > purpose of ease of configuration. > > Amancio > > > > > > Personally, I think it has alot to do with whether or not the user has the > > > full array of documentation for all their video hardware. I found it easy > > > with all the books in front of me, but if you don't know the max refresh > > > on your monitor, or you have an unknown video card in the system, > > > questions about your "dot clock", etc. seem rather daunting. > > > > I have news for you - most folks don't have any CLUE as to what kind > > of video card is in their machine. They bought it from some box > > shifter, have usually never even opened it up and wouldn't know the > > video card from the ethernet interface even if they did. > > > > I think I'm going to ask if Amancio would like to man Walnut Creek > > CDROM's tech support lines for a month or something - I think he'd > > find this experience very enlightening in the face of his "most people > > shouldn't have any problems getting into X" statement. :-) > > > > Jordan > > > > >
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