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Date:      Wed, 2 Oct 2002 16:33:56 -0700
From:      "Joshua Lokken" <jolok@myrealbox.com>
To:        "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com>, "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
Cc:        <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: xfree 
Message-ID:  <014201c26a6c$2d4a6e20$7404e9c6@inspectorbox>
References:  <20021001203112.B394A5D09@ptavv.es.net>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
To: "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: xfree


> > From: "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com>
> > Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 15:15:51 -0500
> > Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> >
> > Hello-
> > i just installed XFree86-4.2 package and i am have problems finding the
file
> > XF86Setup script that does the graphic configuration of the mouse
keyboard
> > video card and monitor. can someone tell me where i can find it? or has
the
> > script changed to something else?
> > thanks for the help,
>
> You should be installing XFree86-4.2.1. It has several security fixes.
>
> V4 of XFree86 no longer uses the XF86Setup program to generate the
> configuration. The preferred way to generate simple configurations is
> run the server with the -configure option. See 'man XFree86' for more
> details. Then read 'man XF86Config' for documentation on the
> configuration file details.
>
> The file generated will be /etc/X11/XF86Config and may be edited for
> more complex configurations such as multiple screens and non-default
> color depths and resolutions.
>
> R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
> Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
> Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
> E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634


xf86config works really well for me.

Joshua


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