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06-05-2005, 07:12 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 10
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permission denied as root
i was trying to enter /etc/X11/xorg.conf to set up my scroll mouse and it said -bash:/etc/X11/xorg.conf: Permission denied
what is this about? i thought root had axcess to everything. how do i correct this? all my other commands have worked so far
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06-05-2005, 07:17 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Distribution: Slackware-Current / Debian
Posts: 795
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what does 'ls -l /etc/X11/xorg.conf' say?
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06-05-2005, 09:16 PM
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Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: san francisco
Distribution: Slackware 10.2 kernel 2.6.13, Gentoo amd64, Some mish-mash of programs that started with slack 9.0
Posts: 165
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/etc/X11/xorg.conf is not an executable, it's a text file. You need to open it with an editor.
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06-05-2005, 10:04 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 10
Original Poster
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well, thanks, i guess that just shows how much of a noob i am. so i should type that in one of the text editing programs in kde? and then itll open what i need to edit to make my scroll wheel work? thanks again.
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06-05-2005, 10:11 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2003
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 3,178
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There will be a section like this in your file
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
# Option "Resolution" "256"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection
The relevant line to add is the one that is in blue (bold) in this code block.
Last edited by vharishankar; 06-05-2005 at 10:13 PM.
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06-05-2005, 10:24 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 10
Original Poster
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thanks, just noticing the line with "resolution" in it, made me think, i chose the wrong setting during installation, and my display resolution is quite horrible, not a huge problem seeing as this is a test install on an old comp and ill be able to change it when i install on my main machine, but anyways, is it possible to change the display settings through this same method? if so, waht file should i open? i tried doing this through the standard windows method (right click, displaysettings or wahtnot) but i only found two choices, neither very appealing (640x480 or 640x400). as i said, not a huge problem, but it would be nice to know. thanks again.
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06-06-2005, 01:38 AM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Internet
Distribution: Slackware 10.1
Posts: 177
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You will need to install your video card drivers before trying to change your resolution, if you haven't done so. Then you should be able to edit your display settings in xorg.conf
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