[UCLA-LUG] FW: Help

[Kwan, Michelle]

Thanks for your hints. It did fix my mouse problem. However, the Xwindow
still looks too big even I tried 1024x768 in 8 bits (256 colors). If I
choose 16 or 24, then it doesn't work. How can I make it look like the
1024x768 in windows.

Thanks in advance.

-- Michelle --

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	mike chan [SMTP:snotty@ucla.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:53 PM
> To:	linux@linux.ucla.edu
> Subject:	RE: [UCLA-LUG] FW: Help
> 
> ah... that's the problem.. xf86setup and Xconfigurator are incompatible...
> generally, you want to try Xconfigurator, and if that doens't work, then
> you want to use xf86setup..
> 
> here's what you need to do..
> 
> go to /usr/X11R6/bin
> 
> and delete the "X" in that directory...
> 
> then do a 
> 
> ln -s /etc/X11/X /usr/X11R6/bin/X
> 
> there are two different "X"'s on your machine.. Xconfigurator uses the
> /etc/X11 X version, while xf86setup uses the /usr/X11R6/bin/X
> 
> so you need to just pick the one you want to use...
> 
> mike
> 
> At 03:42 PM 2/8/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >I did run the Xconfigurator as root. It saw my video card, monitor, and
> >mouse (everything looks fine) until it tried to start the Xserver, then
> it
> >said that there is something wrong with the configuration!!!
> >
> >I had the same problem with Xcongiurator when I did the configuration for
> my
> >computer. But when I used the xf86config, it worked fine and the Xwindow
> >started.
> >
> >-- Michelle --
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:	mike chan [SMTP:snotty@ucla.edu]
> >> Sent:	Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:41 PM
> >> To:	linux@linux.ucla.edu
> >> Subject:	Re: [UCLA-LUG] FW: Help
> >> 
> >> you want to try to run..
> >> 
> >> Xconfigurator
> >> 
> >> as the root user if you installed Redhat or Mandrake... it should be
> able
> >> to detect your video card and your monitor if its plug and play...
> >> 
> >> it should ago set your mouse hopefully, but i'm not sure...
> >> 
> >> mike
> >> 
> >> At 03:29 PM 2/8/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >> >If you already get this email, please disregard this one. Hope that I
> >> will
> >> >hear any suggestions from our group soon.
> >> >
> >> >-- Michelle --
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From:	Kwan, Michelle 
> >> >> Sent:	Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:02 PM
> >> >> To:	'linux@linux.ucla.edu'
> >> >> Subject:	Help
> >> >> 
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> 
> >> >> I have a Diamond Viper V770 video card,  a Sony 210GS monitor, and
> an
> >> >> IntelliMouse. I try to do the configuration for the Xwindow using
> >> >> xf86config. After I type in startx, the window appears too big (look
> >> like
> >> >> 300x400 or so), and the mouse jumps all over the screen (I have NT
> on
> >> this
> >> >> machine, too and the mouse works fine with NT). Therefore, I
> shutdown
> >> the
> >> >> XServer. I saw the following error message:
> >> >> 
> >> >> 	/dev/mouse unable to get status of mouse fd (Inappropriate
> ioctl
> >> >> device)
> >> >> 
> >> >> 	PID could not get read
> >> >> 
> >> >> My questions are:
> >> >> 
> >> >> 	1/ What does the error about the mouse mean? How can I fix
> the
> >> >> problem?
> >> >> 
> >> >> 	2/ How can I make the screen appear like 800x600 in windows
> NT? (I
> >> >> did specify in the XF86Config file.  Since the screen looks so big,
> >> does
> >> >> that mean that I didn't have the right driver for the video card? If
> >> so,
> >> >> where can I download the driver for it?)
> >> >> 
> >> >> Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
> >> >> 
> >> >> -- Michelle Kwan --
> >> >
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