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To: Tom Carroll <tom@carrollweb.net> From: eisen@dunhackin.org Subject: Re: [Balug-talk] XFree86 Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 09:40:56 -0700 (MST) Tom Carroll wrote: > Is there a way to get Xfree86 to see configuration changes that I make > to the XF86Config file without having to reboot? You betcha. The way I do it is as follows: 0) Switch to VT1 by pressing CTRL-ALT-F1 1) Log in as root 2) Edit /etc/X11/XF86config 3) Test by running "startx -- :1". This will instantiate a second X windows desktop, running on VT8. However, Linux will automatically switch from VT1 to VT8, so that part is transparent. If you liked what you got, carry on to step 4. Otherwise, shut down X by pressing CTRL-ALT-Backspace, or exiting the window manager normally. Then go back to step 2. 4) Change the runlevel using "init 3". This shuts down the XF86 system. Restart the XF86 system by returning the runlevel to normal with "init 5". === To: tom@carrollweb.net From: Tom Carroll <tom@carrollweb.net> Subject: Re: [Balug-talk] XFree86 Date: 07 Sep 2003 13:14:28 -0700 On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 09:40, eisen@dunhackin.org wrote: > You betcha. > > The way I do it is as follows: > > 0) Switch to VT1 by pressing CTRL-ALT-F1 > > 1) Log in as root > > 2) Edit /etc/X11/XF86config > > 3) Test by running "startx -- :1". This will instantiate a second X > windows desktop, running on VT8. However, Linux will automatically switch > from VT1 to VT8, so that part is transparent. If you liked what you got, > carry on to step 4. Otherwise, shut down X by pressing > CTRL-ALT-Backspace, or exiting the window manager normally. Then go back > to step 2. > > 4) Change the runlevel using "init 3". This shuts down the XF86 system. > Restart the XF86 system by returning the runlevel to normal with "init 5". > > Good luck. Feel free to ask follow-up questions, either to the group or > to me directly. > > Hal Okay, that works for the session, but now when I start X I am getting xkbcomp errors. Here is what I have done so far: Created copies of the appropriate files in all the xkb sub directories called mswmmkb Modified each mswmmkb to reflect the keymappings and keycodes as required. Removed unneeded keydefinitions from the mswmmkb files. Started X session under vt1. I run xev in a terminal window and the keys do not show any mapped symbols. I check the System Tools > Keyboard and mswmmkb does not show up, but all other keyboards do. I log out of X and when I return to the terminal window I see: 'The XKEYBOARD map compiler (xkbcomp) reports: >ERROR No keynames named "mswmmkb" in the include file "xfree86" > Exiting > Abandoning keycodes file "default" errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X serve couldn't load the XKB keymap, falling back to the pre-XKB keymap' I have replaced the information in my XF86Config file with the following: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbRules" "mswmmkb" Option "XkbModel" "mswmmkb" Option "XkbLayout" "mswmmkb" EndSection I am stumped... === To: balug <balug-talk@balug.org> From: Jonathan Jefferies <espadajefferies@netscape.net> Subject: [Balug-talk] XFree86 how to tell Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:36:32 -0700 How do you tell which version of XFREE that you have. I started out with RedHat 8.0 but have downloaded and updated using their updates several times. So how do I tell which version of XFREE it is that I currently have? === To: Jonathan Jefferies <espadajefferies@netscape.net>, From: Anthony Ettinger <apwebdesign@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Balug-talk] XFree86 how to tell Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:49:21 -0700 (PDT) Jonathan Jefferies <espadajefferies@netscape.net> wrote: > How do you tell which version of XFREE that you have. > I started out with RedHat 8.0 but have downloaded and > updated using their updates several times. So how do I > tell which version of XFREE it is that I currently > have? /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -version === To: balug <balug-talk@balug.org> From: Tom Duffy <tomduffy@dslextreme.com> Subject: Re: [Balug-talk] XFree86 how to tell Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 07:18:42 -0700 Anthony Ettinger wrote: > /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -version xdpyinfo will tell you this information as well...and it tells you a bunch of other stuff...and it is cross platform. It exists on my system as /usr/X11R6/bin/xdpyinfo ===