are you speaking of XFree86 -configure? usually (at least in my distro) it creates XF86Config.new in either the root or the home directory (I don't know since I run it as root if I must...) I then must rename it and put it in /etc/X11 I guess the differences between distributions are greater than I thought... cheers Lionel --- Renè_Glanzer <rene.glanzer@gmx.at> wrote: > Really Strange! > > I only can tell what happend on my Debian 3.0 Woody-System. I ran the > xfree86config tool several times, thought set all values correct but when i > started the X it was not taking my new config-file. So the system exited > abnormally. then i specified the config file explicitly with an command > option and suddendly it took my configs. then after reading some DOC´s i > found out that the config file structure changed from XFree86 Version 3.X.X > to Verions 4.X.X. Ok and also the filename should now be XFree86Config-4 in > the /etc/X11. Maybe in RH8 it also looks for the old Version of the config > file. > > Renè > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lionel Lecoq <lionel_lecoq@yahoo.com> > To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> > Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 1:21 PM > Subject: Re: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/Monitors > > > > Strange, in my book X4.x.x looks for XF86Config-4 first and not finding it > looks for XF86Config. A > > previous post even mentioned that RH8 for instance only generates > XF86Config for X 4.x.x > > > > Lionel > > --- Renè_Glanzer <rene.glanzer@gmx.at> wrote: > > > Hy Chuck! > > > > > > If you´re using XFree86 4.2.X you must run xf86cfg instead of xf86config > > > cause the program you are using is generating the file XF86Config in > > > /etc/X11 which is never used by the new XFree86 Version 4.2.X. But the > > > program xf86cfg generates the File XFree86Config-4 in your /etc/X11 > which is > > > used by the new Version of XFree86. > > > > > > Maybe this also helps > > > > > > Ciao Renè > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Chuck Gelm <nc8q@gelm.net> > > > To: Newbie XFree86 <newbie@XFree86.Org> > > > Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 3:55 PM > > > Subject: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/Monitors > > > > > > > > > > Howdy, Y'all: > > > > > > > > While running 'xf86config' I am asked about my monitor > > > > and it is suggested that I check the file > > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/Monitors > > > > for information. > > > > > > > > I believe that I have installed 4.2.1 over 4.2.0, > > > > yet I do not have this file. > > > > > > > > What is wrong? > > > > > > > > Regards, Chuck > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
