Re: KDE installation problem
As Hannah said you need to run
X -configure
before adjusting the resulting file (and before moving
it to the location mentioned).
You might want to run
find / -name X -exec ls -l {} \; 2 /dev/null
to find out which man page to look for
(unfortunately, it is not just man X).
X related man pages are somewhat overwhelming, though.
If you want to save some time or prefer printed information
then you might want to grab a copy of X POWER TOOLS.
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- xorg.conf is not created at that time, probably a bit later on in the
graphical process. I used find command but it does'nt find anything.
/etc/X11/xorg.conf. If it's not present, the X server autoconfigures,
but sometimes the settings derived by autoconfiguration probably won't
fit. You can generate a template xorg.conf by running X -configure
(probably as root). That should terminate soon and leave a file (a
message on the text console should tell you where the file is, usually
in $HOME). Move that file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and edit it to suit
your
needs. Test it using startx rather than xdm.
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KDE installation problem
Hi all, I have a problem while installing KDE on my computer since the graphic mode used by default is not supported by my screen. I tried few things but it looks like I need to use first start of kde kdestart with some option that makes it run at some graphic mode. Since this occurs at the startkde, I am not sure I can change it by mod a conf file. Please could you help ? Thanks a lot, JF
Re: KDE installation problem
Hi! On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 11:00:56PM +0100, Jean-Frangois wrote: I have a problem while installing KDE on my computer since the graphic mode used by default is not supported by my screen. I tried few things but it looks like I need to use first start of kde kdestart with some option that makes it run at some graphic mode. Since this occurs at the startkde, I am not sure I can change it by mod a conf file. Please could you help ? For me, KDE doesn't/didn't change the graphics mode, but the graphics mode is set by the X server itself. The configuration file is /etc/X11/xorg.conf. If it's not present, the X server autoconfigures, but sometimes the settings derived by autoconfiguration probably won't fit. You can generate a template xorg.conf by running X -configure (probably as root). That should terminate soon and leave a file (a message on the text console should tell you where the file is, usually in $HOME). Move that file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and edit it to suit your needs. Test it using startx rather than xdm. (That is, disable xdm until everythin works.) For me, it works to symlink the .xinitrc and the .xsession in the home directory of my normal user account, so startx and xdm login sessions will work the same. On one box, I have to play with xrandr because the intel driver doesn't want to set my preferred resolution (the highest one available after selecting viable modelines) by default, but a much lower one... So there's a xrandr invocation early in .xsession/.xinitrc... Wasn't needed in the legacy driver for the i810 chips; that used the normal selection of the default resolution I was used to from all graphics drivers in Xorg and XFree86 I've used/seen before. Thanks a lot, JF Kind regards, Hannah.
Re: KDE installation problem
Hi, Thanks a lot for your answer. It does'nt work on me for two reasons : - startkde does'nt finish the job, it awaits in graphic mode for some answers from my side but I don't see anything. Being lost with 'graphic mode not supported in front of me' I can't end the process at all and need to stop the pid startkde. - xorg.conf is not created at that time, probably a bit later on in the graphical process. I used find command but it does'nt find anything. If someone could help please, I need to find either how to : - switch graphic mode of the Xserver in another console (example tty2 which works fine while the Xserver is in unsopported graphic mode) - use startkde with some options that makes it use another graphic mode more standard. Thanks a lot for your help, Regards, JF Le lundi 02 fC)vrier 2009 C 01:13 +0100, Hannah Schroeter a C)crit : Hi! On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 11:00:56PM +0100, Jean-FranC'ois wrote: I have a problem while installing KDE on my computer since the graphic mode used by default is not supported by my screen. I tried few things but it looks like I need to use first start of kde kdestart with some option that makes it run at some graphic mode. Since this occurs at the startkde, I am not sure I can change it by mod a conf file. Please could you help ? For me, KDE doesn't/didn't change the graphics mode, but the graphics mode is set by the X server itself. The configuration file is /etc/X11/xorg.conf. If it's not present, the X server autoconfigures, but sometimes the settings derived by autoconfiguration probably won't fit. You can generate a template xorg.conf by running X -configure (probably as root). That should terminate soon and leave a file (a message on the text console should tell you where the file is, usually in $HOME). Move that file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and edit it to suit your needs. Test it using startx rather than xdm. (That is, disable xdm until everythin works.) For me, it works to symlink the .xinitrc and the .xsession in the home directory of my normal user account, so startx and xdm login sessions will work the same. On one box, I have to play with xrandr because the intel driver doesn't want to set my preferred resolution (the highest one available after selecting viable modelines) by default, but a much lower one... So there's a xrandr invocation early in .xsession/.xinitrc... Wasn't needed in the legacy driver for the i810 chips; that used the normal selection of the default resolution I was used to from all graphics drivers in Xorg and XFree86 I've used/seen before. Thanks a lot, JF Kind regards, Hannah.
