Linux Troubleshooting Bible

Configuring Video, Mouse, and KeyboardYour video card, monitor, mouse, and keyboard may be automatically detected and configured during Fedora Core installation. If they are not, there are a few things you can do to make sure they get prope...

Digging into the X Server and XF86Config File The major components for working with X are the X server (a process that runs in the background, overseeing the GUI) and the XF86Config file. While GUI tools are nice in most cases, if the GUI ...

Setting and Tuning Your Video DriverWhile it is important to know the manufacturer and model number of your video card when you set out to troubleshoot it, the key item you need to know to get the X driver working is the video chipset being...

Video Troubleshooting TipsHere are some general tips (followed by sections with sets of specific tips) to help you out when you are troubleshooting your video card: How to start troubleshooting a video card-The primary way to trouble...

Mouse Troubleshooting TipsThe X server in Fedora Core supports several different mouse types, depending on how the mouse is connected to the computer: serial, PS/2, bus, and USB mouse types. Two-button, three-button and wheel mouse types ar...

Video Troubleshooting Reference Table 7-1 provides a reference for finding and troubleshooting the X Window System video to work in Linux. Table 7-1: Video Troubleshooting References General X Information XFree...

SummaryMost modern video cards that come with personal computers today will work with the X window system (XFree86) that comes with Fedora Core. In those cases where Fedora can't properly probe and configure a video card automatically, you ...