From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Oct 22 6:58:26 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9087C37B401 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 06:58:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net (avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E5A543E4A for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 06:58:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rpratt1950@earthlink.net) Received: from user206.net235.fl.sprint-hsd.net ([64.45.227.206] helo=k6-2.weeble.com) by avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 183zY7-0000ZK-00; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 06:58:23 -0700 Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:00:25 -0400 From: Randy Pratt To: "leegold" Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fbsd 4.7 - where is XF86Setup ? Message-Id: <20021022100025.401caafa.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <20021022095545.B6486E956@server2.fastmail.fm> References: <20021022095545.B6486E956@server2.fastmail.fm> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.5 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:55:45 UT "leegold" wrote: > ...snip... > > > XF86Setup has saved people LOTS of time. > > > > > > ..... > > > > > > > Have you tried using the xf86config tool as described in the Handbook > > Installation section (2.9.11 Configure X Server)? It will generally > > produce a useable XF86Config file that can be used without modification. > > > > The XF86Setup was easy to use, but apparently the XFree86 project has > > decided to discontinue its use so we have to use the tools provided. > > I did > # XFree86 -configure > # XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new This is the method described in the Handbook section 5.4.1. Using the method in section 2.9.1, all I have had to do is: # xf86config and it enters the text-based setup tool where I answered a series of questions. At the conclusion, it will write the configuration file to /etc/X11/XF86Config. This xf86config tool is also available thru the Sysinstall post-install configuration options. > and I do get a crosshatched pattern w/x in the middle. > but going in to the config. file to fine tune I see > code not described in the handbook and not self documented > in the file itself. I therefore don't know what the heck I'm > doing in there and i'm not going to change a thing until I do. > > I don't know where to inspect my monitor's horiz and vert. > sync and refresh - make sure it's in the safe range. They're located in the configuration file, usually in /etc/X11/XF86Config. > Or just assume it's ok (though not optimized) and install KDE > and forget about it. I mean either I hack the file w/detailed > docs and info on what each line does or trust it. I'll trust it. > Unfortunately I don't have the EASY to use fine-grained adjustment > that XF86Setup and xvidtune GUI's affored me. This is starting to stray from the list charter for freebsd-newbies. If you still have problems or specific questions, it would be better to post to freebsd-questions. Of course, you will need to include sufficient information for someone to help (XF86Config file, video card, monitor specifications). Good Luck, Randy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message