Xconfigurator

Xconfigurator(1x)  Red Hat Linux System Manual  Xconfigurator(1x)

NAME

       Xconfigurator - configure XFree86 server and display

SYNOPSIS

       Xconfigurator {--help,--expert}
       Xconfigurator {--help,--kickstart,--server,--driver,
       --card,--monitor,--hsync,--vsync,
       --noddcprobe,--preferxf3,--preferxf4,
       --listservers,--listmonitors,--listcards,
       --startxonboot,--nodri,--usefbdev}

DESCRIPTION

       Xconfigurator  sets  up  the necessary configuration files
       and file links to use XFree86 on a Red Hat  system.  There
       are two modes of operation: interactive and kickstart.

       In  interactive  mode the user is prompted for the type of
       video card and monitor attached to  the  system.  Some  of
       this  information  may  be automatically probed and filled
       in. If --expert is specified then the user  will  have  an
       opportunity to override the probed values.

       In kickstart mode, Xconfigurator will try to autoprobe all
       required information, non-interactively.  Video  cards  on
       the  PCI  bus will usually be probed properly. Older video
       cards can be explicitely given using  the  --card  option.
       Use the --help option to see a complete list of recognized
       video cards. Alternatively, the server  can  be  specified
       with the --server option. Also, the monitor type will have
       to be specified with the --monitor option.  Another way to
       give  the  monitor  type  is to specify the horizontal and
       vertical sync rates for the monitor using the --hsync  and
       --vsync options.

   OPTIONS
       --help Print  a  usage message on standard output and exit
              successfully.


       --listcards
              Displays a list of supported video cards.


       --listmonitors
              Displays a list of supported monitors.


       --listservers
              Displays a list of supported XFree86 3 servers.


       --expert
              Gives the user manual control over some  parameters
              which are automatically satisfied in normal use.


       --kickstart
              Tells Xconfigurator to run in non-interactive mode,
              filling in as much information as posible by  prob­
              ing  the  video  card. If no valid card is found, a
              standand VGA is  assumed  (640x480  resolution,  16
              colors).   If  no  valid  monitor  is  specified, a
              standard VGA monitor is assumed (640x480 at 60 Hz).


       --card <card>
              Specifies  the  card type to use in kickstart mode.
              Use the --help option to see  a  complete  list  of
              cards.


       --server <server>
              Specifies  the  server  to  use  in kickstart mode.
              Will  use  the  file  /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_<server>.
              Use  the  --help  option  to see a complete list of
              servers.


       --startxonboot
              Automatically choose to have X start up  when  your
              system comes up after a fresh reboot.


       --driver <driver>
              Specifies  the  XFree4  driver  to use in kickstart
              mode.


       --monitor <monitor>
              Specifies the monitor  type  to  use  in  kickstart
              mode.  Use the --help option to see a complete list
              of monitors.


       --noddcprobe
              Don't probe the monitor  for  specifications.  This
              only  has effect on IA32 computers, since these are
              currently the only ones with such probing. This can
              avoid crashing on some very broken hardware.


       --nodri
              Don't  enable  DRI on XFree 4 servers - for servers
              with hardware accelerated 3D, this wil disable such
              support.  This  saves  quite a bit of memory, which
              will make higher resolutions possible than with DRI
              enabled.


       --preferxf4
              Use the XFree 4 driver if available


       --preferxf3
              Use the XFree 3.3.x server if available


       --hsync  --vsync
              Specifies  the  horizontal and vertical sync ranges
              for the monitor.  An example of usage is

              Xconfigurator --hsync "31.5,45-50" --vsync "50-70"


       --usefbdev
              Enables use of kernel fbdev for setting  the  video
              mode on cards which support this feature. Note that
              use of this option may require an alias for fb0  in
              /etc/modules.conf,  or  manual loading of the fbdev
              driver specific to your video card.

NOTES

       Xconfigurator  will  use  the  settings  in   /etc/syscon­
       fig/mouse  to determine the mouse type. Otherwise its will
       assume a Microsoft compatible mouse on /dev/ttyS0.

SEE ALSO

       mouseconfig(8)



Linux                    Tue Aug  7 2001        Xconfigurator(1x)