Re: [Wlug] This is an ancient OS.

25 Aug 2009


      XF86Config
You have XFree86, not XOrg


On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Ken Jones  wrote:
...
John et al,  I think I have a real problem..  Neither OS uses
/etc/X11/xorg.conf as one would expect.
I think there is a book available entitled "Computing in the Middle Ages".
Could it be?????
First kjones-sun
[root@kjones-sun X11]# uname -a
Linux kjones-sun 2.4.20-2.3sparc #1 Wed Jan 15 18:27:52 EST *2003* sparc64
unknow
---------- xrandr is not interesting---------------
[root@kjones-sun kjones]# xrandr -q
Can't open display (null)
----------------no xorg.conf ---------
[root@kjones-sun kjones]# cd /etc/X11
[root@kjones-sun X11]# ls
applnk    proxymngr     twm           XF86Config-4              xinit
xsrirc
fs           rstart             X               XF86Config-4.rpmsave  xkb
gdm       serverconfig   xdm            XF86Config-5              Xmodmap
lbxproxy  starthere      XF86Config   XF86Config_orig        xserver
prefdm    sysconfig     XF86Config~  XftConfig                   xsm
[root@kjones-sun X11]#
There seems to be no xorg.conf. anywhere.  "locate" can not find it.
====================================================
Now kjones-sun2
kjones-sun2 ~ # uname -a
Linux kjones-sun2 2.6.20-gentoo-r5 #4 SMP Tue May 22 20:27:03 Local time
zone mu
st be set--see zic  sparc64 sun4u TI UltraSparc I   (SpitFire) GNU/Linux
--------xrandr -q still not interesting--------
kjones-sun2 ~ # xrandr -q
Can't open display
kjones-sun2 ~ # locate xorg.conf
warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more
than 8 days old
/usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf.ferris
/usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf
/usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.5x.bz2
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.example
------------------try /etc/X11 for kicks------------------
kjones-sun2 ~ # cd /etc/X11
kjones-sun2 X11 # ls
Sessions  app-defaults  chooser.sh  mwm  startDM.sh  xinit
xorg.conf.example
kjones-sun2 X11 #
------------------xorg.conf looks like an example-----------
kjones-sun2 ~ # more
/usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/x
org.conf
--More--(22%)
Section "ServerLayout"
--More--(22%)
        Identifier     "X.org Configured"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
        RgbPath      "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
        ModulePath   "/usr/lib/modules"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "dri"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "xtrap"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "type1"
        Load  "freetype"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 1-10000
--More--(75%)
    VertRefresh 1-10000
ModeLine "640x480" 100 640 700 800 900 480 500 600 700
    ModeLine "800x600" 100 800 900 1000 1100 600 700 800 900
    ModeLine "1024x768" 100 1024 1100 1200 1300 768 800 900 1000
    ModeLine "1152x864" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 864 900 1000 1100
    ModeLine "1152x900" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 900 1000 1100 1200
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 100 1280 1300 1400 1500 1024 1100 1200 1300
    ModeLine "1376x1032" 100 1376 1400 1500 1600 1032 1100 1200 1300
    ModeLine "1600x1200" 100 1600 1700 1800 1900 1200 1300 1400 1500
    ModeLine "2364x1773" 100 2364 2400 2500 2600 1773 1800 1900 2000
EndSection
Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "HWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"                   # [<bool>]
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "vmware"
--More--(90%)
        VendorName  "VMWare Inc"
        BoardName   "Unknown Board"
        BusID       "PCI:0:15:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth      4
                Modes      "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth      8
                Modes      "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth      15
                Modes      "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth      16
                Modes      "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes     "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
EndSection
Thanks,  Ken Jones
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Re: [Wlug] This is an ancient OS.

Adam Gomes