Dpkg-Reconfigure Xserver-Xorg

For : Mepis Linux 6.5

By : je.saist


Nvidia GLX 6.5  |  Dpkg Part 1  |  Dpkg Part 2  |  Nvidia Beryl Fix

Note: running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will result in problems with Beryl. If you intend to run the extremely Beta Version of Beryl 0.2.1 on Nvidia, follow the Nvidia Beryl Fix guide afterwards.


35: Starting off Part 2 with... yes. Another Enter on the keyboard.





36: Another Enter on the keyboard.





37: Yes, more enter on the keyboard action.





38: I still have no idea what the difference is between the two... so...

yes. Enter on the keyboard.





39: Another Enter on the keyboard to emulate a 3 button mouse.





40: Enter on the keyboard again.





41: Yes, yet another Enter on the Keyboard.





42: Nothing changes here, another enter to the keyboard.





43: Now, the first time I did this, I asked for an autodetection... I learned the hardway...

Hit the Right Arrow on the Keypad.





44: You don't want the monitor autodetected.

Enter on the keyboard once No is selected.





45: For now, just leave Generic Monitor with an Enter on the Keyboard.

You can go back later and specify the monitor.





46: At this point, X.org will ask for the resolutions. This is where you need to know about your own monitors information. By default, 1024*768, 800*600, and 640*480 are selected.





47: You'll need to set your own resolutions using the Up and Down arrows, and the Spacebar.

In my case, I know that this monitor's default resolution is 1680*1050.





48: If you want to have other resolutions available, say for games like Quake4 or Unreal Tournament, you should go ahead and set those resolutions as well.

So, 1440*900 and 1280*1024 are added to my list. When ready, Enter on the Keyboard.





49: X.org will now ask to set the resolution refresh rate. This part defaults to Advanced.





50: Use the Up Arrow on the keyboard to select Medium.

Then enter on the keyboard to continue forward.





51: Keep in mind that your selected resolution probably needs to be the same as your maximum resolution selected earlier.

Another point to note before enter on the keyboard is that all of the resolutions here may not be natively accelerated by your graphics driver. If you have an HDTV set, the maximum resolution for the set may not conform to a supported accelerated resolution as well.





52: With your primary resolution and refresh rate selected, another enter on the keyboard.





53: X.org will now ask for the rendering bit depth. For those curious about 32bit color support from Windows, their is an explanation here about 24bit/32bit color.

Another note to keep in mind is that some acceleration drivers only support certain color resolutions. Example, Voodoo3's will only accelerate in 16bit color.





54: On most of your Nvidia and ATi cards, the 24bit depth is what you want.

Use the arrow keys on the keypad to select the depth, then enter on the keyboard.





55: Now the X.org program will close, so go ahead and close the Konsole.





56: Then a quick reboot.

Yes, while you can get away with a cntrl-alt-backspace to reset the X-server, keep in mind that we've made both changes to the kernel setup with the X-Window Assistant with Nvidia-Glx, and changes with the reconfigure. Save your self some trouble. Reboot.





Have Fun.
 




Go back to the installation of the nvidia-glx driver?

Go back to dpkg Part 1?

Go to the fix for Beryl on nvidia-glx?


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