slackware 9.1 and xf86config-4

Turtle · 10-03-03, 12:01 PM

Ive been a user of mandrake linux for some time now, and ive always had good luck with it. Just recently I decided to install Slackware 9.1 to see if its as good as people say it is. When I went to install my Nvidia drivers I discovered that there is no XF86config-4 file, just the normal xf86config file. I dont know if this is normal for slackware or not, but either way I have no idea how to configure my drivers without this file. ive tried messing around with the normal xf86config file, but nothing seems to work. I was hoping someone could help me out to know either how to configure my driver using the xf86config file or how to get the xf86config-4 file back, or if there is anything else I need to do.

Thanks in advance.

Pitabred · 10-04-03, 03:11 AM

They're the same file. X11 version 4 and above just look for the XF86Config-4 file first, and then at XF86Config. You've got some other problem if /etc/X11/XF86Config doesn't change any settings. It may be changing it and you aren't reading the problem correctly.

Turtle · 10-04-03, 12:10 PM

Alright, its working fine now. My "module" section of xf86config got screwed up somewhere along the way, so after some tweeking it works perfectly now.

Thanks for the help.

10-03-03, 12:01 PM	#1
Turtle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9	slackware 9.1 and xf86config-4 Ive been a user of mandrake linux for some time now, and ive always had good luck with it. Just recently I decided to install Slackware 9.1 to see if its as good as people say it is. When I went to install my Nvidia drivers I discovered that there is no XF86config-4 file, just the normal xf86config file. I dont know if this is normal for slackware or not, but either way I have no idea how to configure my drivers without this file. ive tried messing around with the normal xf86config file, but nothing seems to work. I was hoping someone could help me out to know either how to configure my driver using the xf86config file or how to get the xf86config-4 file back, or if there is anything else I need to do. Thanks in advance.

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10-04-03, 03:11 AM	#2
Pitabred Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 28	They're the same file. X11 version 4 and above just look for the XF86Config-4 file first, and then at XF86Config. You've got some other problem if /etc/X11/XF86Config doesn't change any settings. It may be changing it and you aren't reading the problem correctly.

10-04-03, 12:10 PM	#3
Turtle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9	Alright, its working fine now. My "module" section of xf86config got screwed up somewhere along the way, so after some tweeking it works perfectly now. Thanks for the help.