Re: still stuck xf86config

On Monday, Oct. 7th. Jan Ries wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Ries" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-newbies] still stuck xf86config


>
> > Does this mean that When in KDE or gnome desktop that I can change
Display
> > Resolution by simply "Ctrl +Num+or-?
> Yes, between all configured resolutions, but it's CTRL-ALT +or-.

Ctrl-Alt-+ or - still does not work for me......What next?

> >
> > My /etc/X11/XF86Config.....
> > -----------------------------
> >     Section    "Screen"
> > -----------------------
> >         DefaultDepth  24
> > -------------------------
> >     SubSection  "Display"
> >         Depth  24
> >         Modes    "1024x768 800x600 640x480"
> >
> > Also my scrollwheel is not working.
> > the XF86Config settings are:
> > --------------------------------
> >     Section "InputDivice"
> >         Identifier    "Mouse0"
> >         Driver        "mouse"
> >         Option        "Protocol" "PS/2"
> >         Option        "Device"    "/dev/mouse"
> >         Option        "ZAxisMapping"    "4 5"
> >
> > My mouse is a Logitec MouseMan+  mechanical ball.
>
> Give
> Option        "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> a try.

That fixed the wheel mouse.  Thanks

> > Also, Is there a nicer way to exit the KDE or gnome desktop back to the
> > standard linux prompt than Ctrl-Alt-Backspace?
>
> What does K->logout or Aktion->Logout do?

K->logout or Action->logout take me to a Logout Dialogue which gives me the
choice of rebooting or logging out.  If I log out then I get a dialog with
the choices of  Log in, Reboot, or Shutdown(or halt).
I am never given the choice of Exiting "X" or dropping back to normal text
prompt.
In my previous distrobution I could drop back to the non-X runlevel.
How do I do that in Gentoo?

> And if you want another console try CTRL-ALT-Fx (instead of ALT-Fx without
a running X-server)

If I boot and login as root at the linux prompt, then enter kdm and login as
root at the GUI desktop prompt, then enter Ctrl-Alt-F2, I will reach another
text linix prompt.  So far so good, but how do I get back again to the GUI
desktop?  If I enter Ctrl-Alt-F1 I end up back at the original linux text
prompt and I cannot get back into the GUI desktop.
If I enter kdm nothing happens, apparently because the Xserver is already
running.
How can I  move back and forth between the GUI and a Text prompt, or can I?

Thanks again,
wb