From: "Joe Barr" 


Maybe you can use Knoppix to create a good X config for you. Check out this
quote from the net:

Knoppix came to the rescue. It's a one-CD pack that allows you to run
Debian without even installing it on your hard-disk. ("I took the
xWindows config file generated by Knoppix, and dumped it on the
harddisk.") Lo behold, all problems were gone. You can now guess what
is Animesh's favourite distro.


See ya,
Joe Barr











On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 13:16:36 +0000, Bodi wrote:

> I've successfully installed Mandrake 9, seems to be functional.
>
> 1 big problem:
> I installed it using a newish monitor and set it for 1024x768x24. Looked
> nice.
> Now I've moved it to its new home and a monitor that doesn't support
> 1024x768. I am now wise enough not to boot into runlevel 5, but running
> startx gets me a mess with tiny cursors all over and nothing recognizable.
> (ext3 sure allows boots from a reset nicely)
> Short of reuniting the box and original monitor, how can I change the video
> settings X will use? (Plus, I don't actually know how I would change
> resolution even if I could get X going...)
> I tried xf86cfg, but the MS optical mouse isn't compatible and the arrow key
> cursor movements let me see the submenu items that might do what I want but
> I cannot figure out how to select one.
> I am not familiar with vi but could probably manage to edit the
> configuration file if
> 1: I knew the filename and location.
> 2: I knew what changes to make.
>
> Anyone here game to try and walk a neophyte through this?
>
> Plus a small problem. During install, darkx claims to be able to find
> network printers on Windows machines. It didn't find mine, an HP deskjet
> shared from Win98se on TCP/IP networking.  Do I need to jump a few hoops to
> get this to be usable?
>
> This is a "look what's in the old parts bin, I could get a system up with a
> case and a disc drive" project. Just a PIII-500 Katmai that I want to turn
> to Seti. I know I can run Seti from the command line (and I am for now), I
> just like the ease of checking state.sah for progress if it's running in X.
> The box will live in my workshop, and I will want to do some general
> internet stuff from there as well.
>
> TIA,
> Dave
>
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