I have succeeded in screwing up my X configuration while trying to install the nvidia drivers, now I can't start X. Can anyone offer advice on how to restore the original Suse 7.3 nv configuration, without completely re-installing. Also, is there a "simple" text editor (something like DOS Edit) that can be used to edit config files outside the X server. While I am sure that editors like vim have wonderful and powerful features for those of you who have been working with them for years, I am a newbie to Linux and for the moment I just need to get a simple job done in the simplest way I can. Maybe later on I will discover the power and features of vi etc. Thanks Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.298 / Virus Database: 161 - Release Date: 13.11.2001
On Thursday 29 November 2001 01:33, Dave Barton wrote:
I have succeeded in screwing up my X configuration while trying to install the nvidia drivers, now I can't start X. Can anyone offer advice on how to restore the original Suse 7.3 nv configuration, without completely re-installing.
Boot to runlevel 3. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config replacing Driver "nvidia" with Driver "nv", and remove the line that says Load "glx" But before you do, you could look at the symlink /usr/lib/libGL.so. That one messed up my X when I installed the nvidia drivers. I had to fix it by hand. It should point to /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
Also, is there a "simple" text editor (something like DOS Edit) that can be used to edit config files outside the X server. While I am sure that editors like vim have wonderful and powerful features for those of you who have been working with them for years, I am a newbie to Linux and for the moment I just need to get a simple job done in the simplest way I can. Maybe later on I will discover the power and features of vi etc.
Try pico. It's a fairly intuitive, textbased editor .
Thanks Dave
regards Anders
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Pico is a good first editor.
Quoting Dave Barton
I have succeeded in screwing up my X configuration while trying to install the nvidia drivers, now I can't start X. Can anyone offer advice on how to restore the original Suse 7.3 nv configuration, without completely re-installing.
Also, is there a "simple" text editor (something like DOS Edit) that can be used to edit config files outside the X server. While I am sure that editors like vim have wonderful and powerful features for those of you who have been working with them for years, I am a newbie to Linux and for the moment I just need to get a simple job done in the simplest way I can. Maybe later on I will discover the power and features of vi etc.
-- I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. -- Johnny Paycheck
On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Jeffrey Taylor wrote:
Quoting Dave Barton
: I have succeeded in screwing up my X configuration while trying to install the nvidia drivers, now I can't start X. Can anyone offer advice on how to restore the original Suse 7.3 nv configuration, without completely re-installing.
Also, is there a "simple" text editor (something like DOS Edit) that can be used to edit config files outside the X server. While I am sure that editors like vim have wonderful and powerful features for those of you who have been working with them for years, I am a newbie to Linux and for the moment I just need to get a simple job done in the simplest way I can. Maybe later on I will discover the power and features of vi etc.
Pico is a good first editor.
I've no desire to start a war or anything, but I've been using the joe editor for the three and a half years I've been using Linux, and I really like it. The interface has always felt very natural to me. So it's another one you (Dave) might want to check out. Regards, Tim Sunrise in Stockholm today: 8:15 Sunset in Stockholm today: 14:55 My rail transit photos at http://www.kynerd.nu
Le Jeudi 29 Novembre 2001 01:33, Dave Barton a écrit / wrote :
Also, is there a "simple" text editor (something like DOS Edit) that can be used to edit config files outside the X server. While I am sure that editors like vim have wonderful and powerful features for those of you who have been working with them for years, I am a newbie to Linux and for the moment I just need to get a simple job done in the simplest way I can. Maybe later on I will discover the power and features of vi etc.
You can use the wonderful Midnight Commander (mc) to navigate in you system and to edit all the files you want. To directly edit/view a file just type : mcedit file_you_want Francis
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Anders Johansson
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Dave Barton
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Francis
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Jeffrey Taylor
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Tim Kynerd