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stiebelm@lion.cs.latrobe.edu.au (Mark W Stiebel) wrote:

>Kevin Reichard (reichard@mr.net) wrote:
>: David Schulz <schulzy@powerup.com.au> wrote:

>: >P.S.     When I run 'startx' it fails telling me I need to create a
>: >config file.  Any help on what should be in the config file or even
>: >better how to automatically generate one would also be much appreciated.

>: Argh! No, you need to read through your documentation and come up with
>: your own config file. Since you're asking this question, it's pretty
>: clear you haven't read one bit of the documentation on setting up X.

>Have a look at xf8config -- it will ask you a series of questions, and
>generate a config file for you. Only things you have to look watch out for
>is monitor timings, really. If you're unsure, just use the conservative
>defaults.

I have had a look at it -- you might want to look at my book Linux
Installation and Configuration, which I wrote with Pat Volkderding and
Eric Johnson. ;) As we wrote: [xf86config] isn't flawless and needs
careful supervision." And it's xf86config, by the way. I don't think I
would rely on it to work flawlessly.

Also, my larger point stands: __NEVER__ use someone else's
configuration information.

Hope this helps,

--Kevin

Kevin Reichard
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St. Paul, Minnesota
reichard@mr.net
http://www.kreichard.com