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#533
From: JiunWoei Tseng
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 00:00
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I know I've posted alot lately but I have a couple of problems:

1. How do you configure your shell?  Under my user accounts with outside
servers I had .login, .tcshrc, and other files that I could find and edit.
Is that the same under the root login?  If so where do I put those files?
(I would think that there is already some configuration file somewhere
because it always loads fortune at bootup and it would not find it.)

2. At bootup the kernel would tell me to check my fsck but I see nothing wrong
with it.  It says to do something before the problem becomes fatal.  ???

3. I finally got Lilo up and running on the MBR of /dev/hda (my Linux 
partition os in /dev/hdb1 because hda has DOS and OS/2 on it).  I initially
tried to get Lilo to recognize my HPFS partition but apparently it didn't
recognize it and was never mounted.  Once I took that statement out it was
properly mounted and now runs (with just Linux and DOS statements).  But
*again* it didn't run properly -- at bootup it just prints "LILO" and runs DOS
at the end ouf the timeout.  I can't make any choices of what I want to load.


4. I can't get my X to work.  I checked my .xinitrc and XF86Config and I dunno
what's wrong with them.  This is my XF86Config:

# $XConsortium: XF86Conf.cpp,v 1.5 95/01/16 13:16:10 kaleb Exp $
# $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/XF86Conf.cpp,v 3.11 1995/01/28 15:46:18 dawes Exp $
#
# Copyright (c) 1994 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
# 
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
# 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
# 
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of 
# this file. This man page is installed as /usr/X11R6/man/man5/XF86Config.5x 
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.

    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)

    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is 
# received.  This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

#    NoTrapSignals

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

#    DontZap

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences.  This allows clients to receive these key events.

#    DontZoom

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Keyboard"

    Protocol	"Standard"

# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line

#    Protocol	"Xqueue"

    AutoRepeat	500 5

# Let the server do the NumLock processing.  This should only be required
# when using pre-R6 clients
#    ServerNumLock

# Specifiy which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#    Xleds      1 2 3

# To set the LeftAlt to Meta, RightAlt key to ModeShift, 
# RightCtl key to Compose, and ScrollLock key to ModeLock:

#    LeftAlt     Meta
#    RightAlt    ModeShift
#    RightCtl    Compose
#    ScrollLock  ModeLock

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Pointer"

    Protocol	"Logitech"
    Device	"/dev/mouse"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#    Protocol	"Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice

#    BaudRate	9600
#    SampleRate	150

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice

#    Emulate3Buttons

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

#    ChordMiddle

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier	"IBM 8512"
    VendorName	"IBM"
    ModelName	"8512"

# Bandwidth is in MHz unless units are specified

    Bandwidth	25.2

# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

    HorizSync   31.5  # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor

#    HorizSync	30-64         # multisync
#    HorizSync	31.5, 35.2    # multiple fixed sync frequencies
#    HorizSync	15-25, 30-50  # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

    VertRefresh 60  # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor

#    VertRefresh	50-100        # multisync
#    VertRefresh	60, 65        # multiple fixed sync frequencies
#    VertRefresh	40-50, 80-100 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

# Modes can be specified in two formats.  A compact one-line format, or
# a multi-line format.

# A generic VGA 640x480 mode (hsync = 31.5kHz, refresh = 60Hz)
# These two are equivalent

#    ModeLine "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525

    Mode "640x480"
        DotClock	25.175
        HTimings	640 664 760 800
        VTimings	480 491 493 525
    EndMode

# These two are equivalent

#    ModeLine "1024x768i" 45 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace

#    Mode "1024x768i"
#        DotClock	45
#        HTimings	1024 1048 1208 1264
#        VTimings	768 776 784 817
#        Flags		"Interlace"
#    EndMode

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

#Section "Device"
#    Identifier	"Generic VGA"
#    VendorName	"Unknown"
#    BoardName	"Unknown"
#    Chipset	"generic"
#    VideoRam	256
#    Clocks	25.2 28.3
#EndSection

Section "Device"
    # SVGA server auto-detected chipset
    Identifier	"Diamond Speedstar Pro VLB"
    VendorName	"Diamond"
    BoardName	"Cirrus 5426"
    Chipset	"clgd5426"
    VideoRam	1024
    Clocks	25.23 28.32 41.16 36.08 31.50 39.99
    Clocks	45.08

EndSection

# Section "Device"
#    Identifier	"Any Trident TVGA 9000"
#    VendorName	"Trident"
#    BoardName	"TVGA 9000"
#    Chipset	"tvga9000"
#    VideoRam	512
#    Clocks	25 28 45 36 57 65 50 40 25 28 0 45 72 77 80 75
# EndSection

# Section "Device"
#    Identifier	"Actix GE32+ 2MB"
#    VendorName	"Actix"
#    BoardName	"GE32+"
#    Ramdac	"ATT20C490"
#    Dacspeed	110
#    Option	"dac_8_bit"
#    Clocks	 25.0  28.0  40.0   0.0  50.0  77.0  36.0  45.0
#    Clocks	130.0 120.0  80.0  31.0 110.0  65.0  75.0  94.0
# EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# The colour SVGA server

Section "Screen"
    Driver	"svga"
    Device	"Diamond Speedstar Pro VLB"
    Monitor	"IBM 8512"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth	    16
        Modes	    "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     800 600
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# The 16-colour VGA server

#Section "Screen"
#    Driver	"vga16"
#    Device	"Diamond Speedstar Pro VLB"
#    Monitor	"IBM 8512"
#    Subsection "Display"
#        Modes	    "640x480"
#        ViewPort    0 0
#        Virtual     800 600
#    EndSubsection
#EndSection

# The Mono server

#Section "Screen"
#    Driver	"vga2"
#    Device	"Generic VGA"
#    Monitor	"Generic Monitor"
#    Subsection "Display"
#        Modes	    "640x480"
#        ViewPort    0 0
#        Virtual     800 600
#    EndSubsection
#EndSection

# The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32)

# Section "Screen"
#     Driver	"accel"
#     Device	"Actix GE32+ 2MB"
#     Monitor	"Generic Monitor"
#     Subsection  "Display"
#         Depth	    8
#         Modes	    "640x480"
#         ViewPort    0 0
#         Virtual	    1280 1024
#     EndSubsection
#     SubSection "Display"
#         Depth	    16
#         Weight	    565
#         Modes	    "640x480"
#         ViewPort    0 0
#         Virtual	    1024 768
#     EndSubsection
# EndSection



This is what results:



XFree86 Version 3.1.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6000)
Operating System: Linux 
Configured drivers:
  SVGA: server for 8-bit colour SVGA (Patchlevel 0):
      et4000, et4000w32, et4000w32i, et4000w32p, et3000, pvga1, wd90c00,
      wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, vgawonder, tvga8800cs,
      tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga9000, clgd5420, clgd5422,
      clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd6205,
      clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, cpq_avga, oti067,
      oti077, oti087, mx, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308,
      ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ct65520, ct65530,
      ct65540, ct65545, generic
(using VT number 7)

XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) Mouse: type: Logitech, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Diamond Speedstar Pro VLB"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "IBM 8512"
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(**) SVGA: chipset:  clgd5426
(**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k
(**) SVGA: clocks:  25.23  28.32  41.16  36.08  31.50  39.99  45.08
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 45.556 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "640x480": mode clock =  25.175, clock used =  25.230
(**) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 800x600
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
(--) SVGA: clgd5426: Internal memory clock register is 0x1c (Standard RAS)
(**) SVGA: clgd5426: Approximate DRAM bandwidth for drawing: 49 of 100 MB/s
(--) SVGA: clgd5426: 88576 bytes off-screen memory available
(--) SVGA: clgd5426: Using hardware cursor
(--) SVGA: clgd5426: Using accelerator functions
(--) SVGA: clgd5426: Using BitBLT engine
SVGA: Linear addressing is required for 16bpp

 *** A configured device found, but display modes could not be resolved.***


Fatal server error:
no screens found

I have absolutely no idea what that x.out was talking about...

5. If you want to find out what applications you have in your system how do
you go about doing that?  (Currently I just go into each directory and sniff
them out; once I find it I write their locations down.)

6. Can Linux play .au files?  If so does Linux Slackware have an .au player
incuded?  If not where can I find one?


If you have any time to help me it'd be greatly appreciated!  Thanx!  :)



	What do you think sirs?

Joe Tseng...                      ___/|     ...Still hunting for a computer job
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