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Re: How to Configure XFree86
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Originally posted by mervinoh My display is off to the right, how do I configure XFree86 to correct that?
Is it way off to the right or only a little bit? If it's only a little off-center, you can easily correct this with the monitor controls (well, usually). If the horizontal display is way out of whack, then you might need to tweak your XFree86 config file.
Did Mandrake and/or X correctly find you video adapter type and monitor type? Or did you have to select something ``close''?
I believe the settings are right for adapter and monitor. I use xf86cfg to select the right settings, XF86Config-4 is as below. I also have a different set of settings in XF86Config??
Which is X using?
Can I choose refresh rates.
I use xvidtune to center the display, should work well.
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
# allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
Option "allowmouseopenfail"
EndSection
I use xvidtune to center the display, should work well.
to make it permanent:
set it up correctly, and press "show" (this should be run from an xterm or the like). now a line like "1024x768" # # ..... is shown on the terminal.
add this line to your XF86Config-4 (XF86Config is used for XFree 3.3.x and older)
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