XF86Config for my system ?
xterm logins show up strangely in who, finger
Most Linux distributions nowadays come with an X installation.
However, you can install or upgrade your own, from
/pub/Linux/X11/Xfree86-* on sunsite.unc.edu and its mirror sites. Read the XFree86 HOWTO for installation instructions.
Question 10.2. Where can I get an
See the Linux XFree86 HOWTO.
XF86Config for my system ?
You'll need to put together your own XF86Config file, because it depends on the exact combination of video card and monitor you have.
It's not that hard to do -- read the instructions that came with
XFree86, in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc. The file you probably most need to look at is README.Config.
For a quick start you may run the program
xf86config. Note that ConfigXF86 is now obsolete and you shouldn't use it.
Please don't post to comp.os.linux.x asking for an XF86Config, and please don't answer such requests - especially not in the group.
Question 10.3.
The xterm logins show up strangely in who, finger
xterm that comes with XFree86 2.1 and earlier doesn't
correctly understand the format that Linux uses for the
/var/adm/utmp file, where the system records who is logged in. It
therefore doesn't set all the information correctly.
XFree86 3.1 fixes this problem.
Question 10.4. I can't get X Windows to work
right.
Read the XFree86 HOWTO - note the question and answer section.
Try reading comp.windows.x.i386unix -- specifically read the the FAQ for that group.
Please don't post X Windows or XFree86 related questions to
comp.os.linux.x unless they are Linux-specific.
Ian Jackson / ijackson@gnu.ai.mit.edu - 06 March 1996