Re: Installation os X
On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 08:37:49AM -0400, m5d4@earthlink.net wrote:
> I don't get it...I need help installing x.....The one question I
> have is, When you run X what does it mean to set up a server, should I
> have found a choice for a server in deselect and installed
> it......Basically, should a server type be installed from deselect...I
> have only three correct choices selected for x installation...The other
> 8 I guess are in correct...Is SVGA better than VGA, or is it better to
> have all of the servers in choice 4, and what happens if your card is
> not listed or does not recoginize the chip? Linux is very hard to
> learn, why is it not easier? Please help... I have tried and tried,
> read all the manuals and docs, but to no
> avail....Help........................
>
List for video cards and which xserver-package they need can be found from
www.xfree86.org. For an example, I have S3 Trio 3D and I am using SVGA.
When you have found what server you need, you need to install corresponding
debian package. They belong to "X11" category and their name begins with
"xserver-" .
When you have installed correct package using dselect/apt-get, you need to
configure it. Use xf86config or preferably XF86Setup, which is graphical.
XF86Setup uses VGA xserver, which is included by default in every X windows
installation. (VGA is so well supported, though poor, that it works almost
everywhere and is suitable for this). When configuring, you have to select
right xserver (the one you installed) and set some values, like resolution.
XF86Setup may not be installed by default to your system, so you have to
install it from cdrom/net.
Yes, X windows is tricky to configure, but you usually need to do it only
once.
I hope this makes it a bit clearer to you.
PS. Could you use some paragraphs when mailing messages? It was quite hard
to read.
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