1. A C thing I think.....
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Hy,
I don't know much about C and Linux,
but this file is written for linux (they said)
Can somebody explain what these files contain
and can they be translated to EU.
Or if they can't, can someone convert this to a .EXE file ?
I saw in a quick view some library's of
hardware etc.
It's called X-Configurator 2.0
Bye,
PQ
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2. Re: A C thing I think.....
Patrick Quist wrote:
> I don't know much about C and Linux,
> but this file is written for linux (they said)
> Can somebody explain what these files contain
> and can they be translated to EU.
They are written in C. It's a front-end for setting up a Linux configuration
file that describes your hardware setup. It's probably a bit worthless,
since the actual routines to do the probing are not included. It's like
getting a car without the engine - it's a nice shell, but that's about it.
-- David Cuny
3. Re: A C thing I think.....
It's written for XFree86, a quick setup utility. Anyone who's used X, knows
that it's a real pain to set up sometimes, if you don't know your hardware. It
can be dangerous too, I fried my video card, because I wasn't sure about
settings. Anyways, anyone with a linux box could compile this for you, but you
wouldn't be able to run it. And, if someone were to port it to dos, or
euphoria, it'd still be useless, as all it does is makes an XF86Config file,
for X to use, which can't run on Windows systems =)
There may, however, be a use for it, if you're interested in info about a
particular video card.
Patrick Quist wrote:
> Hy,
>
> I don't know much about C and Linux,
> but this file is written for linux (they said)
> Can somebody explain what these files contain
> and can they be translated to EU.
> Or if they can't, can someone convert this to a .EXE file ?
> I saw in a quick view some library's of
> hardware etc.
> It's called X-Configurator 2.0
>
> Bye,
> PQ
> QC
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Greg Phillips
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The thumbnail grows the slowest; the middle nail grows the fastest
4. Re: A C thing I think.....
- Posted by Bernie Ryan <bwryan at PCOM.NET>
Mar 11, 1999
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Last edited Mar 12, 1999
I do not think those files will be of any value to you because
xfree86 is a version of xwindows that runs on unix. It is not the same
as mswindows. If you are trying to accomplish something in Euphoria
and need to do something to the video card. I am sure that there
are some game programmers on the list server that will help you.
Bernie
5. Re: A C thing I think.....
I confirm that it is useless for us. X-configurator is a sort of graphical
shell
that is launched when _installing_ a linux system. It calls several testing
programs, asks some confirmations, and writes a text file called XF86Config
(which can be compared for some points with system.ini).
The sections are:
<searching in human memory>
- keyboard,
- mouse
- monitor (all resolutions, refresh rates... are defined here)
- graphic card (enabling some monitors as defined before, and what
resolution,
for each card section.
<I'm sure I'm forgotting something... I haven't linux at work, only $NT.
a quick call at Altavista.com and see!
an example is the best, this is the first I got:
# XF86Config file for TP365XD, TP760CD, TP760ELD, TP760ED Standard Video
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
AutoRepeat 500 5
XkbKeymap "xfree86(us)"
EndSection
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/mouse"
Emulate3Buttons
Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "ThinkPad"
VendorName "ThinkPad"
ModelName "ThinkPad"
HorizSync 31.5 - 37.9
VertRefresh 40-150
Modeline "640x480" 31.5 640 680 720 864 480 488 491 521
Modeline "800x600" 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "tgui9320"
VendorName "tgui9320"
BoardName "tgui9320"
VideoRam 1024
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "tgui9320"
Monitor "ThinkPad"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection
EndSection
... that is the result that Xconfigurator should generate. In fact, the user
must
generally correct this file to best match of his equipment.
< till now I never had the idea to search XF86Config on the web. When I
think
at how many hours I and others have spent to get it clean!>
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From: Patrick Quist
To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: A C thing I think.....
Date: Thursday 11 March 1999 22:57
Hy,
I don't know much about C and Linux,
but this file is written for linux (they said)
Can somebody explain what these files contain
and can they be translated to EU.
Or if they can't, can someone convert this to a .EXE file ?
I saw in a quick view some library's of
hardware etc.
It's called X-Configurator 2.0
Bye,
PQ
QC
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