[linux-help] Re: hosed XF86Config file

[Tom Hull <thull@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce Bales wrote:
> 
> Marc, I'm using RH6.2 and there is an XF11Config file in  /etc/X11/ and
> another in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/  Just a quick look, they look th same.

Thanks to the modern miracle of symbolic links, they are the same file.

From command line, run Xconfigurator to write a new XF86Config file.
(It doesn't seem to care what's in the existing file.)

You can also edit the XF86Config file using any ascii text editor; e.g.,
emacs, vim, jed, joe.

Since you had so much trouble installing, you might want to verify the
packages that have been installed. Don't know of a real easy way to do
this, but the following command should work:

  rpm -qa | xargs rpm -V

This will probably give you some false positives, but if you see MD5
errors on non-config files (e.g., libraries), backtrack the files to
their packages (rpm -qf FILENAME) and reload the packages (rpm --freshen
PACKAGE).

> bruce
> 
> Marc Bachman wrote:
> 
> > Dear Friends, I was trying to edit XF86Config file according to
> > instructions from the XF86 website for my mouse. When I saved the
> > changes and attempted to reboot, I found that two of the options I
> > selected were incompatible, now I can't get back to the GUI interface to
> > reedit, and it really doesn't look like I can get to the file from text
> > mode. I tried chmod -rwx and now I can see the file /etc/X11/XF86Config
> > but it looks all bizarro like some kind of shadow or temp file, not
> > really where the kernel looks for settings. After I get done with this
> > post I will try a  find / -name XF86Config but I found it the first time
> > in /etc/X11. Will I need to reinstall? The last
> > time I did ( 7/20 ) it took 14 hours and 12 attempts to get it
> > installed. I am using RH 7.1. By the way, since I am using copied disks,
> > I am tempted to go buy an OEM set but I wondered when the next version
> > is due. Has anyone heard?

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