Re: still stuck xf86config

Wilson Brown wrote:
> After emerg'ing gnome and having mouse problems in kde and gnome, I 
> tried to run xf86config again, but all that I get is a fast scrolling 
> screen saying "xxxx:command not found", where xxxx is an entry in the 
> xf86config file.

I prefer to use XFree86 -configure to configure my X server.  XFree will 
automatically generate your XF86Config file (in /root/XF86Config.new). 
see man XFree86 for details, but the short version is this:

# XFree86 -configure
# XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new

If you see a grey weave background and X cursor, then you are golden. 
If your mouse still doesn't work, report back with info about your mouse 
and XF86Config file.

If you must use xf86config, start thusly:

> I was also told to try to create an error log by entering:
>  
>     xf86config > ~/xf86config.error

try xf86config >& ~/xf86config.error 2>&1

> I don't know enough about this issue.  After emerge 'ing gnome it 
> appeared that XFree86 had been configured, which I don't that it was 
> before with KDE.
> Could there be a conflict between xf86 and XFree86?  I don't know how 
> they interact or if they interact....or could this just be some kind of 
> a Path problem.

KDE and Gnome are separate from XFree.  Although they depend on it, they 
have nothing to do with configuring your Xserver (XFree86).  There are 
several ways to configure your X server, but the end product of them all 
is that they generate your XF86Config file, which should be placed in 
/etc/X11/XF86Config once you are done.  The most basic method for 
configuring the server is with xf86config, although it appears that you 
are missing some pieces to make that work.  You can also use the method 
I suggested above which will make the server itself generate the file 
for you, and then you can tweak it for your system.  Whether it just 
works or not, it provides a good starting point.  See 'man XF86Config' 
for details.  There used to be a utility called xf86cfg, which was 
graphical, although not very intuitive, but the last time I tried it (a 
long time ago) it didn't work with the 4.x series of XFree86.  And 
Redhat and Mandrake have their own utilities for configuring X, but I 
don't know if we have ebuilds for those.

Hope that helps,
    Chad Huneycutt