for x4.2.x, i like xf86cfg.  if you don't have an XF86Config file, it'll do 
some autodetecting and write a default one.  then with some minor tweaking 
you should be good to go.

xf86config is a text-based config util, which allows more fine-grained 
tweaking (or maybe i just haven't found the options in xf86cfg ;-), but if 
you don't know your hardware, use xf86cfg, look at the XF86Config it 
produces, then if you're not happy with the config, use xf86config or 
manually tweak the file yoruself.

--joe

On Thursday 11 April 2002 12:16, village idiot wrote:
> Hello good people.
>
> I have been using NetBSD for, I guess, almost a year
> now. And now I have decided to use the Xwindows
> (windowmaker) interface.
>
> Regarding that, I have a question about configuring
> the XF86 thingamagingie.
>
> Do I actually need to know the hardware
> specifications?
>
> I have no idea about what kind of graphic card that
> sits in the pc, other then that it is 16MB of size. I
> opened up the cabinet, and took out the graphic card
> to have a looksie. All stated on it was 3dfx, so I
> suspect it is a Voodoo 2000 card of some kind.
>
> I get the startx to fire up the windowmanager, but it
> has a Forrest Gump kind of look. Large fonts, looks
> like windows safe mode, only a little worse.
>
> I have no specifications for my monitor either, but
> that I guess is easier to get hold of, since I know
> that model. I have tried mocking a little around with
> the vertical sync rates and stuff like that, but to no
> avail so far.
>
> Any ideas? Do I need to chuck out the graphic card and
> get one with documentations?
>
> Why is this stuff easier on Linux, should be some kind
> of autodetect here...
>
>
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