X Server Configuration with SaX2 (8.1 or higher)

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 8.1
XFree86: Versions since 4.2.0

Situation

Following the installation, the graphical user interface is not displayed properly or not at all. Therefore, you want to reconfigure the components (mouse, keyboard, graphics card, and monitor) and try out different settings.

This article draws attention to problems that may result in connection with the configuration of the X11 system and how you can eliminate these problems. The SaX2 instructions included in this article apply to SuSE Linux version 8.1 or higher.

Procedure

  1. Starting the Desktop

  2. Starting the Boot Prompt

  3. Preparation -> Which graphics card do I have?

SaX2
Sax2 (from XFree 4.0) Options
Manual Mode Lines Start-Up
SaX2 Main Menu Desktop
Input Devices Finalize
Known Problems and Their Solutions

Starting the Desktop

If the X server is already active, SaX2 can also be started from the graphical interface. There is a host of different window managers available for Linux, such as KDE, GNOME, and WindowMaker, and all of them differ in their start and configuration features. Therefore, this article only focuses on how to start SaX2 from KDE. For other window managers, simply start a text console and execute the SaX2 command in it.

Depending on how you start SaX2 (as what kind of user), the language will be selected accordingly. For example, the language variable for root is always English and if you start SaX2 as root, the whole SaX2 environment will be in English. If, on the other hand, you start SaX2 as a normal user, SaX2 will be displayed in the corresponding language once you enter the root password.

Starting from the Boot Prompt

Preparation

Sax2 (from XFree 4.0)

Options

Start-up

SaX2 Main Menu

Desktop

Monitor

Graphics card

Color & Resolution

3D acceleration

Geometry

Multihead

Input devices

Mouse

Keyboard

Tablet

Touchscreen

AccessX

Finalize

Known Problems and Their Solutions


See also:
o Problematic Chipsets
o Setting up Unsupported Graphics Cards with the Framebuffer Device
o Configuration of Nvidia chipset based graphics cards (SuSE 7.0)
o Configuration of Nvidia-Chipset-based graphic cards (since SuSE 7.1)
o Seting up a USB Mouse for X11
o Setting Up Anti-aliasing Fonts in SuSE Linux 7.1
o Setting Up Anti-aliasing Fonts in SuSE Linux 7.2
o Setting up an Additional Mouse
o Configuring SuSE Linux for Multihead
o Does the X Server Require Specific Monitor Drivers?

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Categories: XFree86 , Graphic cards , Window Manager , X Server , X Applications

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