On Tuesday 28 May 2002 18:05, daRcmaTTeR wrote: > On Tue, 28 May 2002, Robin Turner wrote: > > On Tuesday 28 May 2002 17:19, daRcmaTTeR wrote: > > > On Tue, 28 May 2002, Pupeno wrote: > > > > -----pgpenvelope processed message > > > > > > > > I would like to remove any garbage from my x config file, > > > > where should I start to see what configuratio is actualy used > > > > by my computer ? Bye the way, I'm getting this error: INIT: > > > > ld 'x' respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes. > > > > Do you know what does it mean ? > > > > Thank you. > > > > -- > > > > Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://www.pupeno.com.ar > > > > > > Hi Pupeno, > > > > > > The error you're getting means that X isn't setup correctly on > > > your machine. what version did you install on your machine. X > > > and your vid card and/or the monitor aren't getting along very > > > well. > > > > > > as for your X config file goes...once you've got X installed > > > and configured correctly for your system leave that puppy alone > > > or bad thing can and will happen. there really isn't anything > > > to "clean" out or it. > > > > I got this once I think it was after a power cut resulted in file > > corruption (this was before I switched to a journalling filing > > system). Try reconfiguring X using xf86config. If that doesn't > > work, try reinstalling X, then reconfiguring. > > > > Sir Robin > > It might be a wee bit easier for him to use setuptools in a > terminal then to actually try to use xf86config. I never did like > that X config tool. My first experience with that monster was > RedHat 5.2 5 years ago. didn't like it then and I really think it > stinks now. course then, there wasn't a lot of different ways to > take care of configuring X in those days.
Heh heh, don't I just remember! Configuration procedure: $> xf86config $> cd /etc/X11 $> emacs XF86Config I'd not noticed setuptool before - very handy. Sir Robin -- "The reason we come up with new versions is not to fix bugs. It's absolutely not. It's the stupidest reason to buy a new version I ever heard." - Bill Gates Robin Turner IDMYO, Bilkent Universitesi Ankara 06533 Turkey http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin
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