On Thu, 09 Dec 1999, Jack Barnett wrote about, Re: Keyboard not working in X:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Jack Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 1:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Keyboard not working in X
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>
> > On Thu, 09 Dec 1999, Jack Barnett wrote about, Re: Keyboard not working
> in X:
> > > Looks like there is a config problem. The first thing that I would try
> > > would be to load up `XF86Config` as root, under a console, there where
> be a
> >
> > Do you mean "xf86config" the program that configures X by way of asking
> you
> > questions.
>
> DOH! There is to many X program and files out there, X this and X that.
> Sorry my bad, it is called `XF86Setup` and is basically a GUI config tool
> for X. I've seen it on allot of newer distro's lately. It isn't distro
> specific like sax is with SuSE. IMHO `XF86Setup` is easier to use to config
> X then doing a `vi /etc/XF86Config` (that is where I got that file name :)
> or running though `xf86config`. But will work and are perfectly valid ways
> of config-ing X, I just personal like `XF86Setup` better.
>
> Sorry I should of said `XF86Setup`, my bad.
No you had it nearly correct the first time only you spelt some letters with
upper case. "xf86config"
The program which gets the job done when XF86Setup Xconfigurator and the
like fail, thats why we see so many questions here about X this and that
cant find my video resolutions and the likes.
Thats why i like Ray and Lawson recomend it, it is in my opinion the
easiest one to use as well.
> >
> > Remember Unix systems are case sensative, so we need to spell things
> > properly,
>
> I can spell Unix commands fine, provided I remember what the command is
> called!
>
Huum. Ok.
> > > Jack
> >
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> > Regards Richard
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> >
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Regards Richard
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