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114 lines
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<sect2>
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<title>Configuring <application>XFree86</application></title>
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<para>Edit <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> and add
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<filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib</filename>.
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Run</para> <screen><userinput><command>ldconfig</command></userinput></screen>
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<para>Add <filename class='directory'>/usr/X11R6/bin</filename> to your
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<envar>PATH</envar> environment
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variable in <filename>.bash_profile</filename>. The statement should
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look something like <parameter>PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin</parameter>
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and be placed before the <command>export PATH</command>
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statement.</para>
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<para>Expand the <envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar> so that other packages
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can find <application>XFree86</application> libraries. Add the following line to
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<filename>.bash_profile</filename> for root user:</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig</command></userinput></screen>
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<para>Run</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>source ~/.bash_profile</command></userinput></screen>
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<para>Set up your mouse:
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<screen><userinput><command>ln -s psaux /dev/mouse</command></userinput></screen>
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Adjust the symbolic link as necessary for other types of mice. For instance,
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a serial mouse on the first serial port would be linked to ttyS1.</para>
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<para>Create the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file with
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<screen><userinput><command>cd ~
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XFree86 -configure</command></userinput></screen>
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The screen will go black and you may hear some clicking of the monitor. This
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command will create a file, <filename>XF86Config.new</filename> in your home
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directory.</para>
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<para>Edit <filename>XF86Config.new</filename> to suit your system. The
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details of the file are located in the man
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page <command>man XF86Config</command>. Some things you may want to
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do are:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Section "Files". Change the order of the font paths searched.
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You may want to put 100dpi fonts ahead of 75dpi fonts if your system normally
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comes up closer to 100 dots per inch. You may want to remove some font
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directories completely.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Section "Monitor". Specify the <parameter>VertRefresh</parameter>
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and <parameter>HorizSync</parameter> values if the system does not automatically
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detect the monitor and its values.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Section "InputDevice". You may want to change the keyboard
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autorepeat rate by
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adding <parameter>Option "Autorepeat" "250 30"</parameter>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Section "Device". You may want to set some of the options
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available for your selected video driver. A description of the driver
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parameters is in the man page for your driver.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Section "Screen". Add a DefaultDepth statement such
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as: <parameter>DefaultDepth 16</parameter>. In the SubSection for your
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default depth, add a modes line such
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as: <parameter> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"</parameter>.
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The first mode listed will normally be the starting
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resolution.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Test the system with
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<screen><userinput><command>XFree86 -xf86config ~/XF86Config.new</command></userinput></screen>
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You will only get a gray background with an X-shaped mouse cursor, but it
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confirms the system is working. Exit with Control-Alt-Backspace. If the
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system does not work, take a look
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at <filename>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</filename> to see what went
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wrong.</para>
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<para>Move the configuration file to its final location</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>mv ~/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config</command></userinput></screen>
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<para>Create <filename>.xinitrc</filename>
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<screen><userinput><command>cat > ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"</command>
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# Begin .xinitrc file
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xterm -g 80x40+0+0 &
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xclock -g 100x100-0+0 &
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twm
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<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
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This provides an initial screen with an xterm and a clock that is managed by a
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simple window manager, Tab Window Manager. For details of twm, see the
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man page.</para>
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<note>
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<para>When needed, <application>XFree86</application> creates the directory
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<filename>/tmp/.ICE-unix</filename> if it does not exist. If this directory is
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not owned by root, <application>XFree86</application> delays startup by a few seconds
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and also appends a warning to the logfile. This also affects startup of other
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applications. To improve performance, it is advisable to manually create the directory
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before XFree86 uses it. Add the file creation to <filename>/etc/sysconfig/createfiles</filename>
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that is sourced by the
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<filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cleanfs</filename> startup script.</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles << "EOF"</command>
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/tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root
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<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
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</note>
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<para>Start <application>X</application> with
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<screen><userinput><command>startx</command></userinput></screen>
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to get basic functional <application>X</application> Window System.</para>
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</sect2>
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