Re: Why is setting up X so arcane?
In article <[🔎] 87sngkvd95.fsf@wesley.springies.com>, Alan Shutko wrote:
> Nikki Locke <nikki@trumphurst.com> writes:
>
> > As far as I know, the card is Plug and Play. Why can't X probe the
card and
> > find out for me?
>
> Often, it can. You don't say whether you are using XF86 4 or 3.3.6.
> The newer version of X is much better as scanning for devices and
> autoconfiguring them. But that version isn't in stable (although
some
> people have packaged it). The old version doesn't scan at all, and
> while the various setup tools try to, they don't do it as well.
Where should I look for a package, please?
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Nikki Locke, Trumphurst Ltd. PC & Unix consultancy & programming
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