[plug] Xwindow config (rh 7.2 to 7.3)

Harry McNally harrymc at decisions-and-designs.com.au
Sun Sep 1 22:49:35 WST 2002


On 01 Sep 2002 19:49:55 +0800 Tim Bowden <bowden at iinet.net.au> wrote:

> Hi all,
> What files (if any) store Xwindow configuration besides XF86config?  If
> I am doing a fresh system install and would like to drop my old
> XF86config in to simplify the setup.  Am I likely to have any problem
> with this?

Hi Tim

If you haven't changed any other aspect of X then XF86Config is all you need to
define your hardware setup, screen resolution, mouse and keyboard hardware and
so forth. But only if you are running X version 3. If you are using X version 4
the file you need is XF86Config-4.

HTH
Harry

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