X server options:
1. XFree86 -------------------------------------commonly used till 2004
2. Xorg-X11 ------------------------------------used in most system today
3. Accelerated-X --------------------------------commercial version (not used much)
Configuring X:
Using configuration utilities is the best way to configure X for linux.
Available Utilities:
1. X Server:
XFree86 -configure (should get you: /root/XF86Config.new)
Xorg -configure (should get you: /root/xorg.conf.new)
2. Distro-tools:
RedHat - Display Settings tool (cmd: system-config-display)
SuSE - YaST
3. xf86fg and xorgcfg:
no longer supported
Config files:
xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf)
XF86Config-4 or XF86Config (/etc/X11/XF86Config)
Shutting down X:
RedHat: telinit 3
Debian:
/etc/init.d/xdm stop
dm could be gdm, kdm, mdm ---------------whatever your distro uses.
Starting X:
startx
telinit 5 (RHEL)
/etc/init.d/xdm start (Debian)
Config Options for X:
Loading Modules
Section "Module"
Load "------"
Load "------"
Loads all the modules listed in this section.
Loading Keyboard
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "----"
Option "-----" "----"
Loading the Mouse
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "----"
Option "-----" "----"
Loading the monitor
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
ModelName -------------- could be anything
HorizSync ---------------- horizontal refresh rate in kHz
VertRefresh -------------- vertical refresh rate in kHz
Modeline ----------------- resolution
Loading the video card
X sends data to the monitor INDIRECTLY through the video card.
Drivers are found in: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers
Saturday, June 1, 2013
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RakshaTec: X Window System on Linux
X server options: 1. XFree86 -------------------------------------commonly used till 2004 2. Xorg-X11 -----------------------------------...
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