On Sat, 3 Jan 2004, Tim Currie wrote: > Once the XFre86 rpms are installed, you've got a command prompt, the >output of "lspci" and the specs for your monitor in hand, just type >"xf86config". Carefully read and answer all the questions, and at the >end you should have a functional config located in >"/etc/X11/XF86config". You can do this as many times as you like, but >remember to save a working (even if only a little) XF86Config before >running xf86config again, as it will overwrite it. xf86config is not shipped with Red Hat Linux anymore. This is mainly because it generates config files that generally contain a lot of bogus configuration, or stuff that is plain broken. I don't remember if I shipped xf86config in Red Hat Linux 8.0 or not, however I seriously discourage anyone from using it. Always use redhat-config-xfree86 instead. > And speaking of antiquated, as a general rule, it's a recipe for >disaster to use a release of an OS that pre-dates any of your hardware. >You might want to consider going with RedHat 9, or even Fedora Core. >Although, Fedora is very much a work in progress, and even when you do >everything right it still falls on it's face once in a while. It's that >whole bleeding-edge thing. :) Fedora is no more of a work in progress as Red Hat Linux 9 or Red Hat Linux 8.0 were. The same development principles were employed during the development of all OS releases. The Fedora Project itself is of course a work in process, but Fedora Core 1 is a finished and completed OS release, not a work in progress. Fedora Core 2 is the current work in progress. All versions of all OS distributions fall flat on their face once in a while, and it has nothing to do with bleeding edge, but rather with the fact that an OS distribution contains an enormous amount of software which was written by literally tens of thousands of different people all around the world, and it is impossible for it to ever be 100% bug free. Fedora OS releases will be a bit more bleeding edge than were Red Hat Linux OS releases, but don't let that trick you into thinking it's a lesser finished result. For every person you find that has tonnes of problems with any OS release, there are several people who use the same release with zero major problems. Myself being on the receiving end of bug reports here at Red Hat, I can say with complete certainty, that Fedora Core 1 has generated far less bug reports to date than any previous OS release, at least for the packages that I personally maintain (including XFree86). So forgive me if I sound a bit defensive, but I prefer to view Fedora as "stable, but more current" rather than "unstable bleeding edge" like some people seem to think it is, mostly based upon misunderstanding of the Fedora Project and it's goals. Nonetheless, I believe the truth of the matter will become clear to all with each new OS release. > Hope this helps! If any of it is too vague, ask and I'll try again. >If you get stuck further into the process, post the output of lspci and >the contents of your XF86Config file (if any) and I'll see if I can help. and the X server log. ;o) Take care, TTYL -- Mike A. Harris _______________________________________________ xfree86-list mailing list xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com
