help on understanding the xfree86.dsl readme
Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: help on understanding the xfree86.dsl readme
started by: I went to bed very late
Posted by I went to bed very late on Mar. 15 2005,20:36
hello, unfortunately I do not understand the readme very well:(1) what about the .xserverrc? Do I have to open it with a text editor and add a new line ->exec /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -nolisten tcp<-
2) ****(copy included in /home/dsl/XFree86_config_files)****
Copy included WHAT???
What is XFree86_config_files.
Is this a directory or a text file?
Do I have to create it?
Posted by mikshaw on Mar. 15 2005,21:27
1) there should be an .xserverrc included with the package. You can just copy that into /home/dsl (recommend backing up the original, and make sure your new file is executable).2) there should be a directory created in /home/dsl/ called "XFree86_config_files", which contains some preconfigured XF86Config-4 files (and i think also the .xserverrc mentioned above). Find one which looks like it would work with your video card and copy it into /etc/X11/ as "XF86Config-4". This is not the same filename as the config file used with Xvesa, so you don't need to back up anything for this.
Posted by I went to bed very late on Mar. 16 2005,13:05
alright,NO RISK NO FUN
thanks for reply
Posted by I went to bed very late on Mar. 17 2005,17:38
Fortunately, my machine still works and now I know how to use nano.The installation is really easy.
Thanks a lot for the .dsl package an help.
Posted by YesIAmAnIdiot on Mar. 24 2005,01:52
Where is the xserverrc thing?
Posted by I went to bed very late on Mar. 30 2005,15:50
it's in your home directory, probably in /home/dsl.I don't remember exactly but I think it's a hidden file.
Posted by windancer on May 02 2005,14:05
OK guys it took me a bit but I got it. Now im posting the walkthrough on how I did it. First off im running a Panasonic cf-25 P166 Laptop with 96 megs of ram and Neomagic magic Graph 128ZV videocard.Download XFree86 using My DSL and let it do its thing
After thats done Open up a terminal Type su then enter your password. Next Type in:
nano .xserverrc
A new Screen will pop up with a line in it which you will edit out and change. Change that line to:
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -nolisten tcp
Now in this current window hold control down press 6 and x to save and exit.
Xfree installs a few drivers to:
/home/dsl/XFree86_config_files open Emelfm to browse for them. If your driver is there you are in like Flynn! You will need to rename your driver first to:
XF86Config-4
once you do that open terminal again if you closed it and type su and your password. then type:
chmod 777 /etc/X11
now go back to Emelfm get your driver on the left side by browsing for it Single click the file so it highlighted. Then on the Right side browse for /etc/X11 once you locate it hit the copy button to copy your driver to the folder. Close Emelfm.
Now Right click your desktop and go to window managers. Click on EXIT. Your almost done isnt this exiting! Now type in:
startx
XFree86 should start doing its thing if you typed in everything correctly and copied the file. Now did you get the right driver? If you did you will have a shiny new desktop with no refresh probems. If you did not you will need to try another driver.To reset X you will need to tyep in:
xsetup.sh
If your driver is not listed You will need to search the web as I did. I did a google search for:
neomagic 128ZV XFree86 config The very first page on my search had my driver!
Well thats it! Look guys im a dumbass when it comes to this stuff. If I can do it you can too!
Posted by FameWolf on June 22 2005,23:58
I have looked all over for a XF86Config-4 that I can use for a WD90C24 chipset. Short of installing delilinux just so I can steal their XF86Config can someone help me out? I hit google..copied one from an XFree 3.3.6 setup but it doesn't like me...tried both the svga FB and vesa config's that come with it..they both keep saying "no screens found"...willing to try whatever.
Posted by FameWolf on June 23 2005,00:03
Here is the file I found..which tells me....Fatal server error...no screens found.# File generated by xf86config.
#
# Copyright © 1995 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
#
# If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
# programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory
# to the end of this list (or comment them out).
#
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
# For OSs that support Dynamically loaded modules, ModulePath can be
# used to set a search path for the modules. This is currently supported
# for Linux ELF, FreeBSD 2.x and NetBSD 1.x. The default path is shown
# here.
# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this is an optional section which is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load. Dynamically loadable
# modules are currently supported only for Linux ELF, FreeBSD 2.x
# and NetBSD 1.x. Currently, dynamically loadable modules are used
# only for some extended input (XInput) device drivers.
# **********************************************************************
#
# Section "Module"
#
# This loads the module for the Joystick driver
#
# Load "xf86Jstk.so"
#
# EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
# NoTrapSignals
# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.
# DontZap
# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.
# DontZoom
# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.
# DisableVidModeExtension
# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.
# AllowNonLocalXvidtune
# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.
# DisableModInDev
# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).
# AllowNonLocalModInDev
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line
# Protocol "Xqueue"
AutoRepeat 500 30
# Let the server do the NumLock processing. This should only be required
# when using pre-R6 clients
# ServerNumLock
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Xleds 1 2 3
# To set the LeftAlt to Meta, RightAlt key to ModeShift,
# RightCtl key to Compose, and ScrollLock key to ModeLock:
# LeftAlt Meta
# RightAlt ModeShift
# RightCtl Compose
# ScrollLock ModeLock
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# XkbDisable
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# XkbModel "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# XkbModel "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# XkbLayout "de"
# or:
# XkbLayout "de"
# XkbVariant "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps"
# These are the default XKB settings for XFree86
# XkbRules "xfree86"
# XkbModel "pc101"
# XkbLayout "us"
# XkbVariant ""
# XkbOptions ""
# XkbKeymap "xfree86(us)"
XkbRules "xfree86"
XkbModel "pc102"
XkbLayout "no"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
Emulate3Buttons
# Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Xinput section -- this is optional and is required only if you
# are using extended input devices. This is for example only. Refer
# to the XF86Config man page for a description of the options.
# **********************************************************************
#
# Section "Xinput"
# SubSection "WacomStylus"
# Port "/dev/ttyS1"
# DeviceName "Wacom"
# EndSubSection
# SubSection "WacomCursor"
# Port "/dev/ttyS1"
# EndSubSection
# SubSection "WacomEraser"
# Port "/dev/ttyS1"
# EndSubSection
#
# SubSection "Elographics"
# Port "/dev/ttyS1"
# DeviceName "Elo"
# MinimumXPosition 300
# MaximumXPosition 3500
# MinimumYPosition 300
# MaximumYPosition 3500
# Screen 0
# UntouchDelay 10
# ReportDelay 10
# EndSubSection
#
# SubSection "Joystick"
# Port "/dev/joy0"
# DeviceName "Joystick"
# TimeOut 10
# MinimumXPosition 100
# MaximumXPosition 1300
# MinimumYPosition 100
# MaximumYPosition 1100
# # CenterX 700
# # CenterY 600
# Delta 20
# EndSubSection
#
# The Mouse Subsection contains the same type of entries as the
# standard Pointer Section (see above), with the addition of the
# DeviceName entry.
#
# SubSection "Mouse"
# Port "/dev/mouse2"
# DeviceName "Second Mouse"
# Protocol "Logitech"
# EndSubSection
# EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LCD"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
Bandwidth 29
HorizSync 30-64
VertRefresh 50-100
Mode "640x480"
DotClock 25.175
HTimings 640 664 760 800
VTimings 480 491 493 525
EndMode
Mode "640x480.28"
DotClock 28.32
HTimings 640 680 720 864
VTimings 480 488 491 521
EndMode
Mode "800x600.36"
DotClock 36
HTimings 800 824 896 1024
VTimings 600 601 603 625
EndMode
Mode "800x600.50"
DotClock 50
HTimings 800 856 976 1040
VTimings 600 637 643 666
Flags "+hsync" "+vsync"
EndMode
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Device"
Identifier "WD90C24A2(laptop)"
VendorName "Western Digital"
BoardName "RocketChip"
#VideoRam 1024
Chipset "wd90c24"
# Clocks from 'X -probeonly'.
Clocks 25.18 28.32 65.00 36.00 29.98 77.41 62.20 59.96
Clocks 31.50 35.50 75.17 50.11 39.82 72.04 44.74 80.09
Clocks 44.30
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "WD90C24A2(laptop)"
Monitor "LCD"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
Visual "GrayScale"
EndSubsection
EndSection