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Old 08-02-2003, 02:43 PM   #1
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Angry Xfree Problems


I just Installed THe newest Nvidia drivers , Everything went fine ... It told me to configure Xfree and what to put , So i went to configure XF86CONFIG I got in , but I couldnt add or remove anything What am i doing wrong ?
 
Old 08-02-2003, 02:47 PM   #2
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Are you logged in as root? Look in /etc/X11/XF86Config*

HTH

Rus
 
Old 08-02-2003, 03:47 PM   #3
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Make sure your logged in as root as jvds said, and make sure you open it in a text editor ( I was trying to change stuff in there and coudln't because I wasn't in a text editor ) not something I like to remember but its a easy mistake
 
Old 08-02-2003, 04:13 PM   #4
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ok , i was logged in as root , but how do i open it in a text editor ? lol
 
  


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