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Completed X Window section changes/x7 split

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    445445EOF</userinput></screen>
    446446
     447      <para>You should now continue on to the <xref linkend="x-setup"/> section
     448      to complete the configuration of
     449      <application>XFree86</application>.</para>
     450
    447451    </sect3>
    448452
    … …  
    492496  </sect2>
    493497
    494   <sect2 role="configuration" id="xfree86-config">
    495     <title>Configuring XFree86</title>
    496 
    497     <para>As the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user: Edit
    498     <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> and add
    499     <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib</filename>, then run:</para>
    500 
    501 <screen role="root"><userinput>ldconfig</userinput></screen>
    502 
    503     <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
    504       <primary sortas="e-etc-ld.so.conf">/etc/ld.so.conf</primary>
    505     </indexterm>
    506 
    507     <para>Ensure <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/bin</filename>
    508     and <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig</filename>
    509     are added to your <envar>PATH</envar> and <envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar>
    510     environment variables, respectively. Instructions for doing this are
    511     described in the section <xref linkend='postlfs-config-profile'/>.</para>
    512 
    513     <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
    514       <primary sortas="e-etc-X11-XF86Config">/etc/X11/XF86Config</primary>
    515     </indexterm>
    516 
    517     <para>Create the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file with:</para>
    518 
    519 <screen><userinput>cd ~ &amp;&amp;
    520 XFree86 -configure</userinput></screen>
    521 
    522     <para>The screen will go black and you may hear some clicking of the monitor.
    523     This command will create a file, <filename>XF86Config.new</filename> in your
    524     home directory.</para>
    525 
    526     <para>Edit <filename>XF86Config.new</filename> to suit your system.
    527     The details of the file are located in the man page <command>man
    528     XF86Config</command>. Some things you may want to do are:</para>
    529 
    530     <itemizedlist>
    531       <listitem>
    532         <para>Section "Files". Change the order of the font paths searched.
    533         You may want to put 100dpi fonts ahead of 75dpi fonts if your system
    534         normally comes up closer to 100 dots per inch.  You may want to remove
    535         some font directories completely.</para>
    536       </listitem>
    537       <listitem>
    538         <para>Section "Module". If you are going to install NVidia
    539         drivers, remove the "dri" line.</para>
    540       </listitem>
    541       <listitem>
    542         <para>Sections "InputDevice". You may want to change the
    543         keyboard autorepeat rate by adding
    544         <option>Option "Autorepeat" "250 30"</option>.</para>
    545       </listitem>
    546       <listitem>
    547         <para>Section "Monitor". Specify the <option>VertRefresh</option>
    548         and <option>HorizSync</option> values if the system does not
    549         automatically detect the monitor and its values.</para>
    550       </listitem>
    551       <listitem>
    552         <para>Section "Device". You may want to set some of the options
    553         available for your selected video driver.  A description of the
    554         driver parameters is in the man page for your driver.</para>
    555       </listitem>
    556       <listitem>
    557         <para>Section "Screen". Add a DefaultDepth statement such as:
    558         <option>DefaultDepth 24</option>. In the SubSection for your
    559         default depth, add a modes line such as:
    560         <option>Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"</option>. The
    561         first mode listed will normally be the starting resolution.</para>
    562       </listitem>
    563     </itemizedlist>
    564 
    565     <para>Test the system with:</para>
    566 
    567 <screen><userinput>XFree86 -xf86config ~/XF86Config.new</userinput></screen>
    568 
    569     <para>You will only get a gray background with an X-shaped mouse cursor,
    570     but it confirms the system is working. Exit with
    571     <keycap>Control+Alt+Backspace</keycap>. If the system does not work,
    572     examine <filename>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</filename> to see what went
    573     wrong.</para>
    574 
    575     <para>As the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    576     move the configuration file to its final location:</para>
    577 
    578 <screen role="root"><userinput>mv ~/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config</userinput></screen>
    579 
    580     <para>Create <filename>.xinitrc</filename>:</para>
    581 
    582 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; ~/.xinitrc &lt;&lt; "EOF"
    583 <literal># Begin .xinitrc file
    584 xterm  -g 80x40+0+0   &amp;
    585 xclock -g 100x100-0+0 &amp;
    586 twm</literal>
    587 EOF</userinput></screen>
    588 
    589     <para>This provides an initial screen with an xterm and a clock that is
    590     managed by a simple window manager, Tab Window Manager. For details of
    591     <command>twm</command>, see the man page.</para>
    592 
    593     <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
    594       <primary sortas="e-AA.xinitrc">~/.xinitrc</primary>
    595     </indexterm>
    596 
    597     <note>
    598       <para>When needed, <application>XFree86</application> creates the
    599       directory <filename>/tmp/.ICE-unix</filename> if it does not exist.
    600       If this directory is not owned by <systemitem
    601       class="username">root</systemitem>, <application>XFree86</application>
    602       delays startup by a few seconds and also appends a warning to the
    603       logfile. This also affects startup of other applications. To improve
    604       performance, it is advisable to manually create the directory before
    605       <application>XFree86</application> uses it. Add the file creation to
    606       <filename>/etc/sysconfig/createfiles</filename> that is sourced by
    607       the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cleanfs</filename> startup script.</para>
    608 
    609 <screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/sysconfig/createfiles &lt;&lt; "EOF"
    610 <literal>/tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root</literal>
    611 EOF</userinput></screen>
    612 
    613     </note>
    614 
    615     <indexterm zone="xfree86 xfree86-config">
    616       <primary
    617       sortas="e-etc-sysconfig-createfiles">/etc/sysconfig/createfiles</primary>
    618     </indexterm>
    619 
    620     <para>Start <application>X</application> with:</para>
    621 
    622 <screen><userinput>startx</userinput></screen>
    623 
    624     <para>to get a basic functional <application>X Window
    625     System</application>.</para>
    626 
    627     <para>At this point, you should check out <xref linkend='x-setup'/>
    628     for the necessary configuration to make <application>X</application>
    629     fully functional. Additionally, you can have a look at <xref
    630     linkend='x-config'/> for information on fine tuning your
    631     <application>X</application> configuration.</para>
    632 
    633   </sect2>
    634 
    635498  <sect2 id="xfree86-contents" role="content"
    636499  xreflabel="XFree86 Contents and Descriptions">
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