Ryan Thanks again for your help! I found the answer on the Matrox site - downloaded their latest driver. Among other things it installs the mga_hal module which I discoved was needed. Bingo! Double excitement - first use of tar (bit of juggling with cd) and worked first time with your config file. I think the only change I had made was to initialise Xinerama. G On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 11:06, Ryan Underwood wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 08:52:38AM +0100, 107bgr.freeserve.co.uk wrote: > > Thanks for the help, Ryan. I note that you have a Wacom Tablet - just so > > happens that I downloaded the HowTo on this the other day... so may be > > in touch on this subject when it is next on the to-do list. > > Sure, it was really pretty easy to get working but feel free to let us > know of any questions you have. > > > I seem now to have a stable XFree86 config file (no EE in the log) but I > > obviously have to get my mind round the scripts you also kindly sent - > > which at the moment are not properly understood by me - as I still have > > no dual screen. I have a good idea of what is going on in the config > > file but the scripts and what/how is still a mystery. I guess that it > > will be possible to insert the right syntax in a file somewhere so that > > it is all automatic when I boot up (equivalent to an .ini file). More > > reading > > Basically the user's .xsession is run when the user starts the X server. > My .xsession starts a couple apps and backgrounds them (so that they are > always started up each time I start XFree86). It also runs the script > that starts a window manager on the second head, and then starts a > window manager on the first head. Note that the window manager is not > backgrounded, since if the .xsession script exits, then the X server > will quit as well. > > > Also Anyone know where I can learn about the XF86config options etc. > > syntax? > > man XF86Config should work on most distros.. however, it may not cover > all of the available options. My best bet has been search mailing lists > for people with similar configurations and go from there :) > > Good luck, _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
