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nightmorph 10/03/16 20:07:43 |
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Modified: xorg-config.xml |
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Log: |
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added the -retro option per bug 267769. also added a bit on installing twm and xterm only for testing purposes, since otherwise startx will just display a black screen. having a few open xterm windows makes it easier to verify that X is setup correctly. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.37 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.37&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.37&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?r1=1.36&r2=1.37 |
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Index: xorg-config.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.36 |
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retrieving revision 1.37 |
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diff -u -r1.36 -r1.37 |
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--- xorg-config.xml 2 Jan 2010 03:02:40 -0000 1.36 |
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+++ xorg-config.xml 16 Mar 2010 20:07:43 -0000 1.37 |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.36 2010/01/02 03:02:40 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.37 2010/03/16 20:07:43 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<guide> |
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<title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.26</version> |
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-<date>2010-01-01</date> |
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+<version>1.27</version> |
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+<date>2010-03-16</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>What is the X Window Server?</title> |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Testing the xorg.conf.new file"> |
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-# <i>X -config /root/xorg.conf.new</i> |
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+# <i>X -config -retro /root/xorg.conf.new</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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</ul> |
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<pre caption="Starting X"> |
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-# <i>startx</i> |
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+$ <i>startx</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-You can kill the X session using the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination. This will |
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-however make X exit disgracefully -- something that you might not always want. |
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+You can kill the X session by using the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination. This |
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+will, however, make X exit disgracefully -- something that you might not always |
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+want. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+If you haven't yet installed a window manager, all you'll see is a black screen. |
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+Since this can also be a sign that something's wrong, you may want to emerge |
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+<c>twm</c> and <c>xterm</c> <e>only to test X</e>. |
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+</p> |
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+<p> |
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+Once those two programs are installed, run <c>startx</c> again. A few xterm |
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+windows should appear, making it easier to verify that X is working correctly. |
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+Once you're satisfied with the results, run <c>emerge --unmerge twm xterm</c> as |
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+root to get rid of the testing packages. You won't need them once you've setup a |
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+proper desktop environment. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Run X (<c>startx</c>) to discover it uses the resolution you want. :) |
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+Run X (<c>startx</c>) to discover it uses the resolution you want. |
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</p> |
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</body> |