Tài liệu Configuring X Server pdf

The Xconfigurator tool goes through a series of menus that allows the appropriate settings to be selected.. The Xconfigurator interface should be displayed as shown in the following grap

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1 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc

Lab 9.3.3: Configuring X Server

Estimated Time: 15 minutes

Objective

To properly configure the X server GUI environment with the available tools

Equipment

• A computer with Linux Red Hat 7.X installed

Scenario

The system administrator of a large company has recently installed Linux Red Hat on several systems Some of the hardware installed in these systems requires extra

configuration for the X windows GUI

Procedures

Step 1: Running the Xconfigurator tool

The Xconfigurator tool can be used in text mode or GUI mode, depending on which mode

it is launched from The Xconfigurator tool goes through a series of menus that allows the appropriate settings to be selected The Xconfigurator tool is an easy tool to use The next steps of this lab will explain how to use the Xconfigurator tool:

1 Using the Xconfigurator command in Linux will enable manual configuration of

the X windows GUI Type Xconfigurator at the shell prompt

The Xconfigurator interface should be displayed as shown in the following graphic

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2 A mouse is useless with this interface Use the Tab key on the keyboard to

navigate through the menus Hit the Tab key until the OK button is selected and press Enter

The Xconfigurator interface should now be displayed as shown in the following graphic

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3 In this screen, the system is detecting which type of video card is installed in the

system, which version of X server is installed, and what driver is installed Read

this information to verify that it is correct Then hit the Enter key on the keyboard

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4 In this screen, the system is detecting what type of monitor is installed in the

system Read over the information to verify that it is correct Then hit the Enter

key to confirm that these settings are correct

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5 In this screen, the system is detecting how much RAM is installed on the video

card Most of the time, the system will auto detect the amount of RAM If the system does not detect the amount of RAM automatically, use the up and down

arrow keys to select the correct amount Use the Tab key to select the Ok button and press Enter

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6 In this screen, the system is detecting the clockchip configuration The default

option, which is No Clockchip Setting, is recommended Use the up and down arrow keys to select the correct setting Then use the Tab key to select the Ok button and press Enter

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7 In this screen, select the desired screen resolution size Use the Tab key to

navigate around this screen After reaching the desired setting, hit the Spacebar key on the keyboard to select it Then use the Tab key to navigate to the Ok button and press Enter

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8 At this point, the configuration section has been completed Proceed to the

section that will test and restart the X server with the new settings To do this,

select the Ok key and press Enter

After Ok is selected, the screen with flicker a few times Then a test configuration

screen will appear and ask if the screen is visible and if the settings are

accepted If the screen looks ok, select Yes and the X server will restart and

display the new settings

Reflection

The X server configuration tools can only be used when logged in as the root user Why

is it important that regular users are not able to run these tools?

Tiêu đề	Configuring X Server
Chuyên ngành	Information Technology
Thể loại	Lab
Năm xuất bản	2002

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