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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
> > 
> 
> 
>