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I've taken an old program called Xconfigurator and updated it for use with Xorg and Slackware.
XorgTest can be run from the command line or from an xterm while running X. it will walk you through the setup and allow you to test the configuration before writing the config file, or even back up and try again.
You#ll need slang and popt installed from Slackware, plus newt, kbdconfig and mouseconfig which you can get from my site.
I used to include Xconfigurator in one of my distros and decided to update it for Xorg. plus, it sets of GUI login on runlevel 4 instead of 5. I really liked it because of the ability to test and backup at will. Plus, mouseconfig does a pretty good job of detecting mice.
Xconfigurator was based on the sources for xf86config, but made it easier to use. I'm still working on this some as it still has an extra widow or two which may not be needed. But, it writes an xorg.conf file nearly identical to what xorgconf does.
It was working to some extent it found my card and was probing for my mouse and wanted me to select its type
and then the programmed aborted and I had this in console
XorgTest: Also - make sure you are running this program as root
XorgTest: Check permissions of /etc/sysconfig/mouse.
XorgTest: Critical error reading /etc/sysconfig/mouse.
not a clue what the sysconfig folder is supposed to be but just giving feedback to help
Sorry, I also install kudzu for use with hwsetup. It creates the /etc/sysconfig directory. Try creating it manually and run again. I just tried this againa nd it worked okay.
Of course not. It's an alternate way of doing things. I like (for newbies especially) the way it lets you test the configuration before proceeding, wheter run from the command line or while running X. Since it starts a separate session ti lets you test new resolutions without destroying your current setup.
Sorry, I also install kudzu for use with hwsetup. It creates the /etc/sysconfig directory. Try creating it manually and run again. I just tried this againa nd it worked okay.
found kuzdu package on your site actually after searching hi and low for a source tarball or non rpm or srpm for it,
your XorgTest works sweet now thank you should be of great assistence to those trying to get there /etc/X11/xorg.conf or newbies who have problems getting startx to run how they want or at all initially
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