XF86Config help

defubar · 02-03-2004, 07:59 PM

I was messing with my monitor settings in XF86Config and accidentally left 32 bit depth setting enabled and now I cant load into X Windows. How can I edit the file and save it to set it back to 24 bit? edit and none of the other xedit commands I know are working in command line. Please help this is frustrating. Thanks.

defubar · 02-03-2004, 08:04 PM

Also, I was messing with the view command and can view it and it says I'm trying to write to a read only file when I try and change things. How can I edit/save it? Hate not knowing what/how to do things.

TBC Cosmo · 02-03-2004, 08:06 PM

vi or vim should work. Not sure what else is in slack. Can try nano or pico too.

TBC Cosmo · 02-03-2004, 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by defubar
Also, I was messing with the view command and can view it and it says I'm trying to write to a read only file when I try and change things. How can I edit/save it? Hate not knowing what/how to do things.

Make sure you're root in order to edit system files.

defubar · 02-03-2004, 08:17 PM

Alright, I can change stuff with view when i do "vim -r XF86Config" but I don't know how to save it so I can get into X.

defubar · 02-03-2004, 08:24 PM

nm, I got it with Pico. thanks