enlightenment

[russell james power]

Okay.  I'm not sure about this, but I believe that you need to shove the
..xinitrc file into your home directory rather then your root.  At least
that's what I do, and it works.  To setup your display resolutions, you
can either use XF86Config or you can do it manually.  To do it manually,
open the file /etc/X11/XF86Config.  Near the bottom, it will have some
sections that say stuff like:

Section "Screen"
Driver	"svga"
....

underneath the driver section that you are setup with, add a line like
this:

DefaultColorDepth	16

That should set you up.

--Russell


On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Justen Fauth wrote:

> 
> Hi!  I have recently installed linux on my machine and have been reading
> the mailing list for a while trying to pick up anything I understand.
> Right now linux runs fine on my machine, but I am trying to fine tune
> stuff to make it a little easier.
> 
> In order to run enlightenment right now, I have to wait 'till startx
> opens, then I type enlightenment &.  I am trying to configure .xinitrc so that
> when I type startx, enlightment will start running immediately.  I created
> a .xinitrc file in my root directory (/) and typed "enlightenment" in it
> (I also tried typing "enlightment &" with the same result).  That didn't
> effect anything, though.  Does anybody know what I need to do differently?
> 
> I also have to type "startx -- -bpp 16" in order to run x-windows at 16
> bytes per pixel.  I would like to change things so that I only have to
> type startx.  Is that possible?
> 
> I am just starting to learn linux, so any information you have would
> probably be helpful!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Justen
> 
>