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Re: configuring xf4, was Re: Can't configure 3rd button on mouse



On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote:

> >> Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
> 
>  > Well, I get a grey screen with a large X as the mouse cursor. I can move
>  > the mouse cursor on the screen, but that's all I get. No mouse clicks
>  > cause anything new.
> 
Not the above quote was using /usr/bin/X11/XF86_SVGA, however the results
are the same when executing /usr/bin/X11/XFree86.


>  Look for /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, you should have a section like:

Duuh! xf86config creates all these sections. Your point is?

> 
>  Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier  "My Monitor"
>     VendorName  "ACME"
>     ModelName   "RG"
>     HorizSync   h1-h2
>     VertRefresh v1-v2
>  EndSection
> 
>  On your screen section you need to tell the X server that it has to use
>  this monitor:
> 
>  Section "Screen"
>     ...
>     Monitor    "My Monitor"
>     ...
>  EndSection
> 
>  The values h1, h2, v1, v2 come from your monitor's manual.
> 
> -- 
> Marcelo
> 
> 

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