Re: damn! I screwed up
On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 12:10:13AM -0700, dkphoto wrote:
> >Look in your /etc/X11 directory for a file called Xserver. The first line
> >of that file is the Xserver that is used.
>
> No it isn't. I didn't set it remember! It says NONE. What I need is the
> name of the default Xserver. Does anyone know it?
>
The minimalist server (which you should check you have) line:
/usr/bin/X11/XF86_VGA16
Try $ dpkg -s xserver-vga16
>
> > Change that to whatever you
> >want it to be. Or, you can just use XF86Setup and select your video card
> >from the list and it will automatically make the needed changes.
>
> I'm on a Mac. XF86Setup apparently doesn't exist. At least, I get told
> there is no file by that name.
do:
$ apt-get install xf86setup
and alternately for the text-mode configurator (xf86config):
$ apt-get install xserver-common
but you better have that already!
chances are you'll want xserver-svga (it has the broadest array of card
support).
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