Re: Custom X scripts no longer work

Diego Torres Milano <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.pxes.devel
Organization IN3
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I can't see why you couldn't obtain the same configuration in PXES.
Can you send me your PXES configuration
( i.e: your.conf)

# pxesconfig -d your.conf -i your.initrd

where your.initrd is your image.

On Tue, 2004-09-07 at 09:16, Chris wrote:
> Sure,
> 
> I cannot take credit for it, however, I swiped it from a Knoppix disk :0). 
> 
> I will include a copy, or you can just look at what knoppix does for it.
> 
> If I rely upon the standard pxes Xf86config-4, I only get 800x600 with a awful 
> refresh rate.  Using this new one, I get 1024x768 with about a 72 or 75 
> refresh -- much more tollerable.
> 
> The good news is that it is configuring my ATI cards better than the previous 
> pxes scripts.  The two cards it has a hard time with are the virge and the 
> i810 -- Although these are better too.  It used to just crash-out with these 
> cards, now it gets 800x600 with ~60 refresh -- so at least that is 
> something :0).
> 
> But -- I would really appreciate some advice on how I can get this working 
> again.  It just will not let me write to the filesystem on the thin client -- 
> even with the remount,rw.  There must be some trick that can be employed...
> 
> Thanks Diego!
> 
> Chris
> 
> ==============================================================
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
> 	Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
> 	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
> 	InputDevice    "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
> 	InputDevice    "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer"
> # Serial Mouse not detected
> # USB Mouse not detected
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerFlags"
> 	Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"  "true"
> 	
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Files"
> 	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> 	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
> # Additional fonts: Locale, Gimp, TTF...
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
> #	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi"
> #	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi"
> # True type and type1 fonts are also handled via xftlib, 
> see /etc/X11/XftConfig!
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latex-ttf-fonts"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/CID"
> 	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/TrueType"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
>         Load  "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor
> 	Load  "GLcore"
> 	Load  "dbe"
> 	Load  "dri"
> 	Load  "extmod"
> 	Load  "glx"
>         Load  "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
> 	Load  "speedo"
> 	Load  "type1"
> 	Load  "freetype"
> 	Load  "record"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Keyboard1"
> 	Driver      "keyboard"
>         Option      "CoreKeyboard"
> 	Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> 	Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> 	Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> 
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Serial Mouse"
> 	Driver      "mouse"
> 	Option      "Protocol" "Microsoft"
> 	Option      "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
> 	Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> 	Option      "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
> 	Option	    "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "PS/2 Mouse"
> 	Driver      "mouse"
> 	Option      "Protocol" "auto"
> Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
> 	Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> 	Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> 	Option      "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
> 	Option	    "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "USB Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "IMPS/2"
>         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
>         Option          "Buttons"               "5"
> EndSection
> 
> # Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier	"Monitor0"
> 	Option	"DPMS"	"true"
> 	VendorName	"DEL"
> 	ModelName	"DEL2430"
> #	HorizSync    28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors
> 	HorizSync    28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
> 	VertRefresh  50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
> 	# These are the DDC-probed settings reported by your monitor.
> 	# 1280x1024, 75.0Hz; hfreq=79.98, vfreq=75.03
> 	ModeLine "1280x1024"	135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync 
> +vsync
> 	# 1024x768, 75.0Hz; hfreq=60.02, vfreq=75.03
> 	ModeLine "1024x768"	 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312  768  769  772  800 +hsync 
> +vsync
> 	# 1024x768, 70.0Hz; hfreq=56.48, vfreq=70.07
> 	ModeLine "1024x768"	 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328  768  771  777  806 -hsync 
> -vsync
> 	# 1024x768, 60.0Hz; hfreq=48.36, vfreq=60.00
> 	ModeLine "1024x768"	 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344  768  771  777  806 -hsync 
> -vsync
> 	# 800x600, 75.0Hz; hfreq=46.88, vfreq=75.00
> 	ModeLine "800x600"	 49.50  800  816  896 1056  600  601  604  625 +hsync 
> +vsync
> 	# 800x600, 60.0Hz; hfreq=37.88, vfreq=60.32
> 	ModeLine "800x600"	 40.00  800  840  968 1056  600  601  605  628 +hsync 
> +vsync
> 	# 800x600, 56.0Hz; hfreq=35.16, vfreq=56.25
> 	ModeLine "800x600"	 36.00  800  824  896 1024  600  601  603  625 +hsync 
> +vsync
> 	# 640x480, 75.0Hz; hfreq=37.50, vfreq=75.00
> 	ModeLine "640x480"	 31.50  640  656  720  840  480  481  484  500 -hsync 
> -vsync
> 	# 640x480, 72.0Hz; hfreq=37.86, vfreq=72.81
> 	ModeLine "640x480"	 31.50  640  656  696  816  480  481  484  504 -hsync 
> -vsync
> 	# 640x480, 60.0Hz; hfreq=31.47, vfreq=59.94
> 	ModeLine "640x480"	 25.17  640  648  744  784  480  482  484  509 -hsync 
> -vsync
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
> 	### Available Driver options are:-
> # sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
>         #Option     "sw_cursor"
>         #Option     "hw_cursor"
>         #Option     "NoAccel"
>         #Option     "ShowCache"
>         #Option     "ShadowFB"
>         #Option     "UseFBDev"
>         #Option     "Rotate"
> 	Identifier  "Card0"
> # The following line is auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config
> 	Driver      "s3virge"
> 	VendorName  "All"
> 	BoardName   "All"
> #	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Screen0"
> 	Device     "Card0"
> 	Monitor    "Monitor0"
> 	DefaultColorDepth 16
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     1
> 		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     4
> 		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     8
> 		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     15
> 		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     16
> 		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     24
> 		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     32
> 		Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "DRI"
> 	Mode 0666
> EndSection
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Friday 03 September 2004 09:35 pm, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> > Can you tell me what is in the (or better send me) XF86config-4.virge ?
> >
> > On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 15:56, Chris wrote:
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > I have been wresting with this for a while, and I cannot find any clear
> > > documentation on the best way to do this.
> > >
> > > The problem is that I have several thin client machines that have video
> > > cards that are not well configured by the default XF86Config-4.tpl.  I
> > > used to use /tftpboot/pxes/config.  I put in a nice little script that
> > > deleted and over-wrote the /etc/X11/XF86config-4 file.  It won't let me
> > > do that anymore.
> > >
> > > The reason I overwrote the /etc/X11 file instead of the /tmp/parsed file
> > > was because the customization scripts are called too early in the rcS,
> > > and my copy would be over-written when X configuration took place in the
> > > rcS script.
> > >
> > > So, I tried hacking the rcS script, and put the copy of my custom
> > > XF86config-4 file at the end so it would not get overwritten -- still no
> > > dice.
> > >
> > > The problem seems to be that it will not let me overwrite any of these
> > > files. It used to on pxes-0.5, but not anymore.
> > >
> > > This was the working version of my script:
> > >
> > > /usr/bin/tftp pxesserver >/dev/null <<!
> > >         timeout 30
> > >         get Xs/XF86Config-4.virge
> > > !
> > > mount -n -o remount,rw / 2>/tmp/bs.log    ## was necessary because
> > > mounted r/o rm -f /etc/X11/XF* 2>/tmp/bs.log
> > > cp -f XF86Config-4.virge /etc/X11/XF86Config 2>/tmp/bs.log
> > > cp -f XF86Config-4.virge /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 2>/tmp/bs.log
> > > mount -n -o remount,ro 2>/tmp/bs.log
> > >
> > > bs.log is always made, but always empty.
> > >
> > > I likewise cannot write over /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.tpl -- Operation not
> > > permitted.
> > >
> > > Is there a better way to do this, or a way I can do what I have done in
> > > the past?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
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