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01-05-2005, 02:00 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware and OpenBSD
Posts: 87
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-bash: xf86config: command not found
Hello
I have a problem with adjusting my screen resolution. When I as a root user tipe xf86config I get:
root@localhost:~# xf86config
-bash: xf86config: command not found
Im running Slackware 10.0 with kde 3.2. Kde is working perfect.
How can I change my screen resolution?
thanks
Klemen
Last edited by klemen; 01-05-2005 at 02:03 PM.
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01-05-2005, 02:07 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2004
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 2,140
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Try ctrl+alt+[+] and ctrl+alt+[-]
Also the tool to configure X is xorgconfig
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01-05-2005, 02:20 PM
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#3
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware and OpenBSD
Posts: 87
Original Poster
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ctrl+alt+[+] and ctrl+alt+[-] works ok , but it give only 3 possibilities txe maximum resolution is My default which is 1024x768. I have an 19inch monitor, so I wont 1600x1200.
The command xorgconfig works but the command SuperProbe does not. Is any other command like SuperProbe ?
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01-05-2005, 02:25 PM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: NY
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 112
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Edit your xfree86conf file by hand. Add 1600x1200 in your preferred bit depth. Of course, follow the syntax already in there.
[edit]:
The command to configure X is NOT xorgconfig!! The command to configure X is dependent on the implementation of X11 that a platform is using!! Some people still use XFree (though I wouldn't know why). Additionally, different distributions have different manifestations of the configure script. For example, Gentoo has xorgconfig, xorgcfg, and `X -configure`.
Usually the way I figure out what the config script is is by doing a `locate conf | grep bin | grep x` and that should give you only (mostly) executable configure scripts.
Last edited by mijenks; 01-05-2005 at 02:31 PM.
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01-05-2005, 02:34 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Indiana
Distribution: Slackware 15.0
Posts: 1,273
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you can also try xorgsetup for a automagical method.
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01-05-2005, 02:35 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware & FreeBSD
Posts: 209
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A little off the topic, but
[QOUTE]root@localhost:~# xf86config
-bash: xf86config: command not found[/QUOTE]
If you can't find the command, try:
which xf86config
or
locate xf86config
Enjoy
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01-05-2005, 02:38 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware and OpenBSD
Posts: 87
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I tray to find that file with the search function but it can"t find it. Where should it be? What if its not there?
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01-05-2005, 02:45 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware & FreeBSD
Posts: 209
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Try:
find / -name "filename"
and optionally, you can redirect any error (in case you're not root) to /dev/null
find / -name "filename" 2> /dev/null
enjoy
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01-05-2005, 02:52 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware and OpenBSD
Posts: 87
Original Poster
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I get:
root@localhost:~# locate xf86config
warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more than 8 days old
/usr/X11R6/lib/libxf86config.a
It that the right file?
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01-05-2005, 02:54 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2004
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 2,140
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Slackware 10 uses Xorg as X server, not XFree86 so the tools to configure X are named
differently
- xorgconfig
- xorgsetup
...
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01-05-2005, 02:56 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware & FreeBSD
Posts: 209
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First of all, you should update your slocate database by running
updatedb
as root.
And than do another search.
enjoy
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01-05-2005, 02:57 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware and OpenBSD
Posts: 87
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OK that works, what about the SuperProbe function, is there any similar function?
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01-05-2005, 03:08 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware and OpenBSD
Posts: 87
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Thanks for ALL your help
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01-06-2005, 02:27 AM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware and OpenBSD
Posts: 87
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Hello again
I use xorgconfig function and set up new parameters. After reboot kde can't start becouse of wrong color deaph and it can't find suitable monitor.
Before i use xorgfunction i make an backup of xorgconfig file. But the problem is that i have graphical boot of slackware. So, i can't get into console to change the bad file with the right one.
After the system tell me the kde -xsistem will be permanently blocked i have an empty lines on which i can write but no command works.
OK, the questions it how to get in console?
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