After you have added the required settings and setup a working network,
run the xf86config
program to create a standard configuration file
in Y:\XFree86\lib\X11\XConfig
from a windowed
or full screen OS/2 text session:
[C:\] xf86config
This program will ask a number of questions. You will need the information obtained from the SuperProbe program here. The program should be self explanatory; if you have problems to understand something though, seek assistance in the newsgroups.
Alternatively, but not recommended for the non-expert, you can edit the
XConfig
file manually with a text editor. A sample file is in
Y:\XFree86\lib\X11\XConfig.eg
, which can be
used as a starting point.
For details about the XF86Config
file format, refer to the
XF86Config(4/5) manual page.
If you know the configuration process from Linux or other XFree86 platform, you will encounter a few differences:
DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\PCLOGIC.SYS SERIAL=COM1
DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\MOUSE.SYS TYPE=PCLOGIC$
for a MouseSystems compatible mouse, for instance.Other than that, an existing XF86Config
file for the same XFree86 version
from Linux or another platform may be used without changes.
Once you've set up a XF86Config file, you can fine tune the video
modes with the xvidtune
utility.
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