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01-25-2003, 09:21 PM
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Registered: Jan 2003
Location: NY
Distribution: Suse 9.0
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I chaned my resolution and now xserver wont start
I changed my desktop colors to 24 bit ... and once i restarted Red Hat 8.0 i recieve error that X cant start but it made a backup file callled /etc/X11/XF86Config.backup???? do anyone know how to run the backup file????? what commands to type in root????
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01-25-2003, 10:30 PM
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Brisvegas, Antipodes
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"cp /etc/X11/XF86Config.backup /etc/X11/XF86Config"
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01-25-2003, 10:56 PM
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I deleted the XF86Config file and and with the rename command renamed XF86Config.backup into XF86Config... I then following someone's direction from another forum typed init 5 at the promp while i was in the directory ??? I am still unable to configure the resolution back to the way it was???
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01-25-2003, 11:18 PM
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Edit XF86Config and change the Modes in the screen section.
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01-25-2003, 11:25 PM
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Im sorry im new to these unix commads...how would i edit xfree86... do you mean readhat-config-xfree86 becasue i have tried that and the error keeps coming up.... how would i edit xf86config.??????
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01-25-2003, 11:29 PM
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XF86Config is a text file so you edit it in a text editor, midnight commander has an editor that's easy for newbies to get the hang of, do "mcedit /etc/X11/XF86Config".
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01-25-2003, 11:31 PM
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oh really i had not idea it was a text file...Could i use emacs too?
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01-26-2003, 12:35 AM
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Registered: Jan 2002
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Any text editor will do. I use vi or vim.
You may want to read the xfree86 video mode how to and enter your monitors specs in xfree86 video mode calculator.
For a good Xfree86 video mode calculator go to either
http://www.zaph.com/Modeline/
http://www.control.auc.dk/~tborup/calc.html
Almost all of the configuration files are text.
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