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[sindi keesan <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>]

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > 
> > I guess I should reinstall the mono one again, or is there 
> > some line I could edit in a configuration file instead?
> 
> /var/X11R6/bin/X  is a symbolic link to the current Xserver.
> Change it to change the Xserver used.

Thanks, I don't think the book went into this.

> 
> > I could also uninstall the 16-color driver.
> 
> I recommend against it, you may want to use it later.  Besides,
> uninstalling it will probably leave you without a current Xserver.  
> I don't think the uninstall routine in pkgtool restores the old
> link.
>  
> > I am concerned about accidentally damaging the TTL monitor if 
> > I run a VGA driver 
> 
> If it were me, I'd unplug it and just use the mono VGA for now.
> 
> > Therefore xmono sounds safer - I think it is supposed to work 
> > with VGA mono as well as Hercules mono.
> But the bl2-x.tgz package is preconfigured for the vga16
> Xserver.  If you use the mono Xserver, you are on your own.

I will try getting your default setup to work and then try to modify it
for my two mono monitors.  I did install the vga16 server last and it
still did not give me an xterm.  I may have to remove one video card.
Perhaps icewm does not like Hercules.

> Yes, if you get it wrong, you can blow the monitor.  If the 
> screen starts screaming or flashing weird patterns, don't 
> wait around.  Press CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE at the first sign of 
> trouble.  Immediately.

My monitors have power switches - I would go for those first.
The one that I damaged did start screaming.
 
> > I think I have screen set larger than the monitor size 
> 
> It is better to use the default settings until you actually
> get it working.  Then you can play around with the settings.

These were the default settings, I think.  I will set screen to 640 only.
(And not worry about being unable to use Netscape).

> > the screen that is not visible.  (But icewm is not there - no arrow).
>  
> Perhaps you should check that icewm is actually available:
> -----------
> which icewm
> -----------

How does this differ from find -name icewm?

Shouldn't I still get an xterm even without a window manager?

> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
> 
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