On Tue, 28 May 2002, Robin Turner wrote: > 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
man! xf86config + emacs...does _that_ ever bring back memories. scary ones at that. which is what took me to the point of finding setuptools. although in those days it wasn't called that. IN RedHat it was and is called setup. I didn't discover it to be called setuptools till I loaded Mandrake 7.0 some years back. t'was a life saver for my sanity.In those days the hardware I was running was quite generic and the support for some things wasn't what it is now. so configuring X on cheap machines was at best quite problematic. Mark
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