[CentOS] help with x config on centos 5.1

[Niki Kovacs]

Jerry Geis a écrit :
> Hi  all,
> 
> Typically I dont have issues with configuring X. However this time its 
> an issue.
> I have an NVIDIA graphics card trying to do 1920x1080.
> 

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My job mainly consists in installing Linux on various hardware. When it 
comes down to configure X, I just kept the habit from Slackware days of 
configuring it by hand. In the case of an NVidia card:

1) Get into console mode:

# init 3

2) first install the module: either from the RPMForge archives, or from 
the installer from nvidia.com. (Lynx is your friend :oD)

3) Run a first configure attempt:

# X -configure

4) Edit xorg.conf by hand.

5) Sometimes, horizontal and vertical refresh rates aren't guessed by 'X 
-configure', so what I usually do is run read-edid from a Knoppix CD. 
Can be an older release (mine is 3.6).

I know it can be done differently, but then, different ways lead to 
Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois...

Cheers,

Niki