Re: XF86Config file question - starting XWindows in level 3

2003-08-29 Thread Stephen Liu
H Jesse, Noted with thanks. It is rare for me to use those operations. I just expect to build up more knowledge in this respect only. B.R. Stephen On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 11:22, Jesse Keating wrote: > On Thursday 28 August 2003 18:21, Stephen Liu uttered: > > Thanks for your advice. > > > > Coul

Re: XF86Config file question - starting XWindows in level 3

2003-08-29 Thread Jesse Keating
On Thursday 28 August 2003 18:21, Stephen Liu uttered: > Thanks for your advice. > > Could you please advise function of 'first' and 'second' tty > > $ ls -x /dev/|grep tty > showing there are many of them. > > Thanks in advise. Think of it as multiple desktops for your shell. How often are you i

Re: XF86Config file question - starting XWindows in level 3

2003-08-29 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Jesse, Thanks for your advice. Could you please advise function of 'first' and 'second' tty $ ls -x /dev/|grep tty showing there are many of them. Thanks in advise. B.Regards Stephen On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 01:08, Jesse Keating wrote: > On Thursday 28 August 2003 10:01, Stephen Liu wrote: >

Re: XF86Config file question - starting XWindows in level 3

2003-08-28 Thread Jesse Keating
On Thursday 28 August 2003 10:01, Stephen Liu wrote: > Booting into Init 3 and login as root > > "startx" starts GUI as root > "Ctrl + Alt + F2" returns back to Init 3 > > "Init 5" starts GUI but requesting for login again. er not quite. startx just tries to starts x, regardless of runlevel. Hit

RE: XF86Config file question - starting XWindows in level 3

2003-08-28 Thread Stephen Liu
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RE: XF86Config file question - starting XWindows in level 3

2003-08-27 Thread mwvonlehe
>Message: 7 >Subject: RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver >From: "Stephen Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 27 Aug 2003 17:48:16 +0800 >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Hi Michael, > >Thanks for your advice. It w

Re: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-27 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Colin, Ah "Init 5" I already forgot it. I learned it from starting "Single User" mode ctrl+alt+f1 (or f2, f3 -f6) init 1 # init 5(Return to default desktop) Lot of thanks for your advice. I think I have to put more effort on command line rather than GUI B.R. Stephen On Wed, 2003-08-2

Re: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-27 Thread Colin J Thomson
Hi Stephen (rest of message "snipped") On Wednesday 27 Aug 2003 09:48, Stephen Liu wrote: > From "Init 3" how to start xwindow > > # xwindow > # service xwindow start > # xwindow start > Ctrl + Alt + F7 > etc. > > could not work. What you need to use, from the shell is "init 5" this will start

RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-27 Thread Stephen Liu
> >Message: 4 > >Subject: RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver > >From: "Stephen Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: 26 Aug 2003 16:43:56 +0800 > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >

RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-27 Thread Melvin Sneed
On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 03:43, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for your advice. > > My PC config as follows > === > CPU - Athlon 2.1G > RAM - 512MB > Graphic card - WinFast GeForce2 MX > Memory - 32MB > OS - RH8.0 > > I think I can use "AMD64". If I am wrong please

RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-26 Thread mwvonlehe
>Message: 4 >Subject: RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver >From: "Stephen Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 26 Aug 2003 16:43:56 +0800 >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Hi Michael, > >Thanks for your advice. >

RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-26 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Michael, Thanks for your advice. My PC config as follows === CPU - Athlon 2.1G RAM - 512MB Graphic card - WinFast GeForce2 MX Memory - 32MB OS - RH8.0 I think I can use "AMD64". If I am wrong please correct me. I am not very experienced on "vi". Most time I use "mc" (mi

Re: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-25 Thread Roger
Around Mon,Aug 25 2003, at 01:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: > > >I am running CPU Athol 2.1G and the Graphic card has 32MB memory. Which > >of the following driver should I download; > > > >Linux IA32 > >Linux AMD64 > >Linux IA64 > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > >B.R. > >Stephen > > You should

RE: XF86Config file question - Nvidia Driver

2003-08-25 Thread mwvonlehe
>I am running CPU Athol 2.1G and the Graphic card has 32MB memory. Which >of the following driver should I download; > >Linux IA32 >Linux AMD64 >Linux IA64 > >Thanks in advance. > >B.R. >Stephen You should download the one that is right for your kernel and CPU and motherboard combination. If y

Re: XF86Config file question

2003-08-25 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Colin, Thanks for your advice. I am running CPU Athol 2.1G and the Graphic card has 32MB memory. Which of the following driver should I download; Linux IA32 Linux AMD64 Linux IA64 Thanks in advance. B.R. Stephen On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 16:00, Colin J Thomson wrote: > On Monday 25 Aug 2003 0

RE: XF86Config file question

2003-08-25 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Michael, Thanks for your advice. On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 05:50, Michael von Lehe wrote: - snip - > Did you use the nvidiao driver? I use NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX (generic) graphic card with build-in driver provided by kernel B.R. Stephen To Get Your Own iCareHK.com Email Address? Go To www.iCar

RE: XF86Config file question

2003-08-24 Thread Michael von Lehe
|Following 3 files | |XF86Config |XF86Config-4.deprecated |XF86Config-4.rpmsave | |are in /etc/X11 folder. I believe XServer using XF86Config Yes it is. Kindly advise what will be the other 2 files used for? They are used for nothing. They are probably left there from installing a video driv