Where is XF86Config in DSL

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: Where is XF86Config in DSL
started by: Ramz3k

Posted by Ramz3k on Aug. 17 2005,02:58

Hi! i need change the file /etc/X11/XF86Config to play StarCraft in wine.

Where is the file? where is XF86Config in DSL???

Thx!

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 17 2005,03:04

It does not exist in DSL. The X server in DSL is configured in .xserverrc
< http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/Xkdrive.1.html >

For gaming you may need to install the XFree86.dsl extension, or apt-get the XFree86 Debian package.

Posted by Ramz3k on Aug. 17 2005,03:59

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package XFree86

Help :S

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 17 2005,14:00

I have no experience with apt-get, so I'm not sure what the trouble is. It could be that you need to change where packages are searched in order for it to find the right version (i believe there has been mention of this several times in these forums).
The simplest solution would be to try the XFree86.dsl extension
< http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub....m >

Posted by kopsis on Aug. 17 2005,16:35

Use the XFree86.dsl extension if possible. XFree86 in Debian is actually a whole bunch of different packages and I believe those in "oldstable" (where DSL apt-gets from by default) are older than what's in the XFree86.dsl extension.

Unless you're using a non-Frugal HD install, I can't recommend using apt-get in DSL unless you really know what you're doing. You need to know both Debian and DSL pretty well to make sure the auto-dependancies don't clobber something important or bring in a ton of packages that you don't really want.

Posted by Rob on Aug. 31 2005,04:50

Hi, I'm a noob to linux. I'm trying to get X running on my ThinkPad 701C. It's an old 486. I downloaded the XFree86.dsl and installed it, but I'm still having trouble getting X to start.

I downloaded a configuration file from the internet, but I'm having trouble with this part of the installation info:

CHANGE /home/dsl/.xserverrc to: exec /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -nolisten tcp

Can someone hold my hand through this process?

Thanks!

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Aug. 31 2005,05:07

At a bash prompt, xterm or whatever.

Code Sample

rm /home/dsl/.xserverrc
echo /usr/bin/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -nolisten tcp > /home/dsl/.xserverrc

-J.P.