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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> Default mouse is still 2button serial.  

As I said, the included /etc/XF86Config is simply a 
copy of the one that works on my system.  My mouse 
is a 2-button serial.

I expect most users will do their own configuration
by running xf86config (or by editing the existing
/etc/XF86Config).

> Also could you include # 1024 resolution or is that 
> specific to each card?

My monitor is not capable of doing 1024.

> Could I edit the config file to remove 800x600 for 
> a computer with monochrome screen and 640x480 resolution, 

Yes.  Don't worry about the Modelines; just remove the
"800x600" from the "Screen" Modes.

> Maybe you could eventually write up a simple script to 
> edit the config file to change just mouse and max resolution 
> and colors, as for Xvesa.

The current Xvesa is the simple option.  Installing
and configuring a full Xserver is more demanding 
(because some parameters are hardware specific).  
xf86config is the appropriate tool for that job.

> xf86config took me three days to get right each time.  

The critical values are HorizSync and Vert Refresh.
When you find ones that work on a monitor, write 
them on a sticker and attach it to the monitor.

BTW, /etc/XF86Config has nothing to do with kernels
or libraries.  So, if you have used the same hardware 
with BL2 (or other version of Linux), you can copy 
that /etc/XF86Config to BL3.  As long as you have 
the right Xserver installed, you should be OK.

> Xvesa lets me choose resolution and color depth each 
> time I use it - 640 for viewing our photos, 1024 to 
> view wide websites.

A full Xserver will let you change resolution on the
fly (by pressing CTRL-ALT-+) or use the screen as a
moveable window on a much larger virtual screen.

> This server is, unfortunately, nearly 4 times the size 
> of Xvesa, even without including fonts 

the extra fonts are less than 10kb.  

> Not suitable for a 2-floppy linux.  

It was never meant to be.

> I wonder if someone knowledgeable could write a 
> smaller version of it.

That's what Xvesa is.

Cheers,
Steven

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