-bash: xf86config: command not found
 

Hello

I have a problem with adjusting my screen resolution. When I as a root user tipe xf86config I get:

root@localhost:~# xf86config
-bash: xf86config: command not found

Im running Slackware 10.0 with kde 3.2. Kde is working perfect.
How can I change my screen resolution?

thanks
Klemen

Try ctrl+alt+[+] and ctrl+alt+[-]

Also the tool to configure X is xorgconfig

ctrl+alt+[+] and ctrl+alt+[-] works ok , but it give only 3 possibilities txe maximum resolution is My default which is 1024x768. I have an 19inch monitor, so I wont 1600x1200.

The command xorgconfig works but the command SuperProbe does not. Is any other command like SuperProbe ?

Edit your xfree86conf file by hand. Add 1600x1200 in your preferred bit depth. Of course, follow the syntax already in there.

[edit]:
The command to configure X is NOT xorgconfig!! The command to configure X is dependent on the implementation of X11 that a platform is using!! Some people still use XFree (though I wouldn't know why). Additionally, different distributions have different manifestations of the configure script. For example, Gentoo has xorgconfig, xorgcfg, and `X -configure`.

Usually the way I figure out what the config script is is by doing a `locate conf | grep bin | grep x` and that should give you only (mostly) executable configure scripts.

you can also try xorgsetup for a automagical method.

A little off the topic, but

[QOUTE]root@localhost:~# xf86config
-bash: xf86config: command not found[/QUOTE]

If you can't find the command, try:

which xf86config

or

locate xf86config

Enjoy

I tray to find that file with the search function but it can"t find it. Where should it be? What if its not there?

Try:

find / -name "filename"

and optionally, you can redirect any error (in case you're not root) to /dev/null

find / -name "filename" 2> /dev/null

enjoy

I get:

root@localhost:~# locate xf86config
warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more than 8 days old
/usr/X11R6/lib/libxf86config.a

It that the right file?

Slackware 10 uses Xorg as X server, not XFree86 so the tools to configure X are named
differently

- xorgconfig
- xorgsetup
...

First of all, you should update your slocate database by running

updatedb

as root.

And than do another search.

enjoy

OK that works, what about the SuperProbe function, is there any similar function?

From an old thread, SuperProbe program is obsolete since 2001

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...03/12/4/126501

Thanks for ALL your help

Hello again

I use xorgconfig function and set up new parameters. After reboot kde can't start becouse of wrong color deaph and it can't find suitable monitor.
Before i use xorgfunction i make an backup of xorgconfig file. But the problem is that i have graphical boot of slackware. So, i can't get into console to change the bad file with the right one.
After the system tell me the kde -xsistem will be permanently blocked i have an empty lines on which i can write but no command works.

OK, the questions it how to get in console?