From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mtao01.charter.net ([209.225.8.186]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HOE0u-00055R-00 for ; Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:18:08 -0500 Received: from aa08.charter.net ([10.20.200.160]) by mtao01.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070305141735.IOZW9309.mtao01.charter.net@aa08.charter.net> for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:17:35 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.83.102]) by aa08.charter.net with ESMTP id <20070305141735.BFVU1421.aa08.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:17:35 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l25EHYMO005495 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:17:34 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id l25EHY49005494 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:17:34 -0500 Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:17:34 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: ot, configuring x Message-ID: <20070305141734.GA5487@gmx.net> References: <20070305045503.GA901@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070305045503.GA901@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:18:08 -0000 Try running xorgconf (like xf86-config), or xorgsetup (less options, so doesn't take as long to configure). On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 09:55:03PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. > > I'm running debian testing, or maybe I should call it Etch now. > > I'm preparing to install gnome via garnome, and see how it goes. I did > however want to make sure that my video card server, monitor settings, > ETC., are configured correctly. I recall that you used to be able to > run: > > dpkg-configure xfree86-common, and get to configure all of that > stuff. So, I just tried running > > dpkg-configure x11-common, > > since xfree86-common hasn't existed for a while now, and all I got > were questions on what users should be allowed to run x, and what > niceness to use for the x server. > > Can someone please tell me what I'm missing? What do I need to run to > do the configuration, or is that whole pre-usage configuration process > unnecessary anymore? Thanks in advance. > > Greg > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFF66Kn7s9z/XlyUyARAvR1AJ9/Y8gaG7+NaINgHoRVhNkGW/7QxgCgy+fr > ch55KGIElAJo0DLFZf94j6Q= > =UB2Z > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- > : Any porters out there should feel happier knowing that DEC is shipping > : me an AlphaPC that I intend to try getting linux running on: this will > : definitely help flush out some of the most flagrant unportable stuff. > : The Alpha is much more different from the i386 than the 68k stuff is, so > : it's likely to get most of the stuff fixed. > > It's posts like this that almost convince us non-believers that there > really is a god. -- Anthony Lovell, to Linus's remarks about porting