Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 10:13:00 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <bob@eng.ufl.edu> To: jodyroy@videotron.ca, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xfree86 config Message-ID: <392005EC.1389E6A0@eng.ufl.edu>
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> Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 20:05:15 -0400 > From: Jody Roy <jodyroy@videotron.ca> > Subject: Xfree86 config. > > how should I config X11 on a ATI Xpert 99, 8M with a Packard bell PB = > 8528 SVG monitor? > You need to know the horizontal and vertical scan rates of your monitor to really do it right. The manual or the manufacturer's web page should give you that info. If not, http://www.nashville.net/~griffin/monitors/Packa01.html lists it as a 1024x768 monitor. If you run XF86Setup you can just tell it you have a 1024x768 SVGA monitor and it should give you a working configuration. It is best to set up X when you first install FreeBSD, before you create additional user accounts, so that the new user accounts get set up with the proper defaults. The FreeBSD install program will include this step if you install X as part of your initial installation. You probably also will want to read the FreeBSD Handbook chapter on configuring X at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/x11.html More info on configuring XFree86 is at http://www.xfree86.org Also, XFree86 is the same on FreeBSD and Linux (except for some custom installation programs in some Linux distributions), so if these references don't give enough info, various tutorials written for Linux should be helpful. > Also how can i configure my keyboard to work propely because my "z" is a = > "w"=20 I've never done it, but you should be able to fix it by running /stand/sysinstall, then selecting "configure" then "console" and then "keymap". -- Bob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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