XFree86 -config not working...

[flipjargendy]

i'm entering that in because i want to reconfigure the XServer. My Video card was not detected correctly. It's Nvidia but debian thought it was 'vesa'. It should be 'nv'.

Anyway when i run FreeX86 -config it prints this:

Obnoxium:/home/jason# XFree86 -configure

Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
        If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
        and start again.


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[bryansmith]

That error message means the X is still running.

Try killing KDM/GDM (kill -9 gdm/kdm). You could also try running the following as root: init 3

[Vergil83]

Or you could just run

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

You don't have to have the xserver closed to do this (I think this is also true in sarge)

[bryansmith]

I just realized this now but why not just change the driver by hand. Open up your xorg.conf and make the applicable changes. If you are going to do it this way, make a backup of your xorg.conf first (just in case something goes wrong).

[Vergil83]

I just realized this now but why not just change the driver by hand. Open up your xorg.conf and make the applicable changes. If you are going to do it this way, make a backup of your xorg.conf first (just in case something goes wrong).

true, but since it is sarge, it would be the /etc/X11/XFree86-4 file

[bryansmith]

true, but since it is sarge, it would be the /etc/X11/XFree86-4 file

Good point. I'm just so used to distro's using Xorg and not Xfree86 .

[flipjargendy]

Or you could just run

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

You don't have to have the xserver closed to do this (I think this is also true in sarge)

That's right. i got mixed up. That is exactly the command i wanted. i'll give it a shot.

i'm also used to Xorg.

Thanks for all of your help.