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Article #720Re: Yet another crash!
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:00
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In article <3892E447.C01F1FC@btinternet.com>, Klamy <linuxing@btinternet.com> wrote: >sbd@nospam.com wrote: >> >> >>Yeah, it's xf86config - this is how you setup X. You should be able >> >>to fix it from there if plain old setup doesn't work. Just type it at >> >>the black screen. >> > >> >Type what? xf86config? >> > >> >> Yes Ian, I think that's blatently obvious. Type it. At the screen. >> >> sbd > >ohohoh - how humorous! Calm down before posting please. Remember the >world of GNU/Linux and *nix is a baffling place for everyone in the >first few days/weeks/months/years - even! > >Yes Ian, at the console type xf86config, or, you may have the graphical >version set up which is a LOT nicer; XF86Setup - you'd probably have to >move /etc/XF86Config first though. > >Regards > >Chris > > Thanks, I'm starting to get the jist of this. ;o) I have just discovered Another Level, and enjoying the delights of After Step and Window Maker etc. Now these are more like what I expected Unix to be like. This KDE business was doing my head in. There was too much info staring me in the face. Can you explain the differnce between XF86config and Setup and what do you mean by 'move'? -- Ian. http://www.overhere30.freeserve.co.uk
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d8ad,b33046ac4fb17395 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d8ad,public X-Google-Thread: 111053,9e82041a3ad6a90 X-Google-Attributes: gid111053,public From: ian@overhere30.freeserve.co.uk (007***) Subject: Re: Yet another crash! Date: 2000/01/29 Message-ID: <86v4lo$bd3$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 579199858 References: <RJYW3.61$ju1.1566@nnrp4.clara.net> <FL3x5A.E5B@dangl.demon.co.uk> <383728e4@news.jakinternet.co.uk> <81rsh3$khi$1@fantasma.gsyc.inf.uc3m.es> <826a4r$mr5$1@sparky.wolfe.net> <385B6A68.838DAC06@r56o.f9.co.uk> <86fu3t$f29$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk> <86g5dk$c5f$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <86io9q$nsv$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk> <388E03F2.EA9A9682@netscape.net> <86lb70$meo$3@news5.svr.pol.co.uk> <388f2e8f.65436@news.greatxscape.net> <86nvkc$f11$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk> <389091bc.2929952@news.greatxscape.net> <3892E447.C01F1FC@btinternet.com> X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Trace: newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk 949163512 11683 62.136.58.174 (29 Jan 2000 16:31:52 GMT) Organization: Mine NNTP-Posting-Date: 29 Jan 2000 16:31:52 GMT Newsgroups: uk.comp.os.linux,freeserve.help.unix