On Tue, February 15, 2011 4:05 pm, Warren Block wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Chris H wrote: > > >> On Tue, February 15, 2011 12:21 pm, Warren Block wrote: >> >>> So many people were using AEI that I decided to write an article about >>> it: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html >>> >> Fun reading, thanks for sharing. :) >> > > Thanks! > > >> purely a question of semantics; I notice you consistently use "On" || "Off" >> Xorg(1) -configure emits "true"||"false" >> Do you, or anyone else know conclusively whether it's simply a matter of: >> On||Off||true||false||1||0 >> or is it /only/ one, or more of the above pairs? Just curious. > > "On" and "Off" are more readable to me, but you can use any of those. See > % man xorg.conf | less +/Boolean > > >> In your defense to an earlier comment I made; it essentially /is/ >> a "crap shoot" when it comes to setting up Xorg(1). While Xorg(1) -configure >> is >> intended to get a "functional" version of X(7) up, and running. Hardware, is >> not Hardware, is not Hardware. So a lot of "trial, and error" /will/ be >> required to obtain an "optimal" X(7) environment for a specific combination >> of >> hardware. :) > > Agreed, particularly for older hardware like this Dell 4300 with a > GeForce 440 card in it. Well, the box I'm writing this message from is running a G98 [GeForce 8400 GS] + 3Gb videoram, while not the "latest and greatest", it isn't really "legacy" either. I was /sure/ it'd be a "snap" to setup, but while "functional", it isn't the optimal experience I had hoped for.
I guess that's the price one pays for choosing a "closed source" piece of hardware. :( --Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > -- _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
