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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] XFree86 Control
From:       Gary Greene <rei () tabris ! net>
Date:       2002-04-13 6:33:59
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On Friday 12 April 2002 06:19 pm, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> David Findlay wrote:
> > How hard would this be to do? Thanks,
>
> Well to start with, this is a bootstrap (a/k/a Catch 22) problem since
> you would be trying to configure X but would have to run X to use the
> configuration program.  Big mistake!
>
> Corel Linux had something like this and it DID NOT WORK.

Actually, I had no problems with Corel's x utility. Also, MandrakeSoft's 
DrakXsetup (I think that's what it's called...) does the same thing as what 
he was saying, so I'm positive that it CAN be done. Just not easily...

> Note that there was a GUI for XFree86 3.something, it used the default
> 640x480 VGA to create an XF86Config file, then you could restart X and
> continue at your selected resolution.  Someone could write something
> like this using QT/KDE but the restart of X is an issue that is not
> solvable AFAIK.

I've often wondered why that was dropped... It was one of the best damn X 
configuration utilities out there.


Gary                                                                         
                                                                             
--changing the code of the Virtual Human Brain FS Driver...                  
The permission problem was rectified. It was caused by a race.               
Mounting /dev/brain0 is still causing problems, though...                    
                                                                             
Here's the error:                                                            
                                                                             
#mounting local filesystems........................................[   OK   ]
#Virtual Human Brain Driver v0.0.5 (EXPERIMENTAL) R/W fs module              
#Virtual Nerve Node Driver v0.4.1 (EXPERIMENTAL) R/W FS module               
#Writing Sync state to Journalled VHBFS............................[ FAILED ]
Kernel Sys Oops...... Flushing registers...... Back-trace follows......      
                                                                             
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