Re: xf86config
Firstly,
you need to be root to be able to run xf86config and write the XF86Config-4
file. Secondly, you might want to run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 as
debconf can take care of some X configuration options.
Debian 3.0 can use either XFree86 version 4 or version 3 which makes it a
bit confusing since there can be both XF86Config and XF86Config-4 present at
the same time as well as x configuration tools from version 3 and 4. But if
xf86config makes you correct XF86 version 4 config file then you can just
rename it to be XF86Config-4.
Hope this helps.
Welcome to use Debian GNU/Linux.
Yours,
Harri
On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 03:03:35PM +1000, Jennifer wrote:
> Hi, I am newly getting to know Debian and try to make Debian working on my PC.
>
> When I finished installation from the CD set (7 of them) of Debian 3.0 Woody. I found the monitor display quite blur, not clear. So I did xf86config as some people told me.
>
> But when I finished all the process of xf86config. It asked me "whether I want to write to /etc/X11/XF86Config, ". I typed "y". then it told me that " Failed to open file name for writing /etc/X11/XF86Config".
>
> I used command "ls -al /etc/X11"
> I found there is a file called" XF86Config-4", rather than " XF86Config". In this case, what should I do?
>
> Your any advice always be highly appreciated.
>
> Jennifer Z
>
>
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