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Linux on my B&W!

That slash after the "X11" is VERY important. That means you're moving the file into that directory. If you exclude the slash, the mv command will assume that you want to move the file to REPLACE the X11 directory in /etc. So be VERY careful when typing that. This actually applies not just to this command, but whenever you use the mv command to move a file into a directory.
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The mv command never overwrites a directory with a file. If the destination is a directory, it always puts the source (be it file or directory itself) into that directory.

 
Did you ever rename the xorg.conf.new file that was created when you did the command "X -configure"? You had to rename it from xorg.conf.new to xorg.conf and then move it. The renaming is also done using the mv command.

@ChristTrekker...

Are you sure? I remember wiping out some directories because I hadn't added the last slash...unless something has changed since that happened to me.

 
I just finished the installation without disc 4.

Could I have all the commands I need after first boot to get started, because I have no clue what they are?

 
You're right, ChristTrekker. Wonder then how I borked that file move a while ago...

@MacTCP,

Yes, you should have had all the commands. From the looks of it, Xorg was trying to use the xorg.conf.new file that you created (but never renamed). you might have to go into your xorg.conf file and check to make sure that everything is set properly (video card type, etc.).

What video card are you using on there, anyway?

 
xorg.conf file doesn't exist

X -configure still shows the same results as shown before

startx still has the same results as before

Was there something vital on disc 4?

 
No, if it didn't ask for Disc 4, then no.

When you ran "X -configure", it should have created an xorg.cong.new in your home directory. Check in your home directory and see if it's there. Post back with your answer.

 
It asked for the "next Slackintosh disc" I inserted 4, which was the next one, but it spat it back out every time. Because of this, I chose to "Finish Up" or something like that.

How do I get to my home directory? Come to think of it, how do I get anywhere? [:o)] ]'>

 
Basics:

cd - change directory, the equivalent of double-clicking a folder in the Finder. do cd .. to go up one folder

ls - list files/folders. the equivalent of the finder display window. shows all files/folders in the current directory besides hidden ones

Try

cd /home/[username]

ls

 
The root account's home directory is in /root. If you do a "cd ~" it will take you to your home directory. The command "pwd" will show you the path that you're in.

The following might be useful if you're not too familiar with the GNU/Linux command line:

http://linuxreviews.org/beginner/

 
OK, you need to rename the file from xorg.conf.new to xorg.conf by typing "mv xorg.conf.new xorg.conf"

Once you're done that, if you run startx it will use the xorg.conf file in your home directory instead of the global one. Test it this way before you decide to replace the existing one in /etc/X11.

Also, once you've got everything going, create an account for yourself and don't use the root account unless it's for emergencies. Very easy to fubar something or get compromised if you run as root.

 
Usually you can do this through a screen resolution control panel of some sort in GNOME and KDE, but since you're using Window Maker you will probably have to do it manually.

In the xorg.conf file, you'll notice a place that says Section "Screen". In that section, you'll see subsections that show different color depth settings. Under the color depth that you want, add the following line:

Code: 
Modes   "1024x768" "800x600" ""
The first entry I believe is always the default. You can change from the resolutions by hitting Ctrl-Alt-+ or Ctrl-Alt-- (that's a minus sign on the latter) to rotate between the various resolutions you've configured.

Save the changes and then restart X by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and typing startx at the prompt, or just end your session from the window manager and type startx again

 
Right now I'm in KDE. It will only allow 800x600 in the display section. (same with the other ones with that preference)

I want 2048x1536. How do I fix this?

Code: 
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier     "X.org Configured"
Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load  "GLcore"
Load  "xtrap"
Load  "dbe"
Load  "dri"
Load  "extmod"
Load  "record"
Load  "glx"
Load  "type1"
Load  "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Mouse0"
Driver      "mouse"
Option	    "Protocol" "auto"
Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier   "Monitor0"
VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
       ### Available Driver options are:-
       ### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False",
       ### : "String", : " Hz/kHz/MHz"
       ### [arg]: arg optional
       #Option     "NoAccel"            	# []
       #Option     "SWcursor"           	# []
       #Option     "Dac6Bit"            	# []
       #Option     "Dac8Bit"            	# []
       #Option     "DMAForXv"           	# []
       #Option     "ForcePCIMode"       	# []
       #Option     "CCEPIOMode"         	# []
       #Option     "CCENoSecurity"      	# []
       #Option     "CCEusecTimeout"     	# 
       #Option     "AGPMode"            	# 
       #Option     "AGPSize"            	# 
       #Option     "RingSize"           	# 
       #Option     "BufferSize"         	# 
       #Option     "EnablePageFlip"     	# []
       #Option     "Display"            	# 
       #Option     "PanelWidth"         	# 
       #Option     "PanelHeight"        	# 
       #Option     "ProgramFPRegs"      	# []
       #Option     "UseFBDev"           	# []
       #Option     "VideoKey"           	# 
       #Option     "ShowCache"          	# []
       #Option     "VGAAccess"          	# []
Identifier  "Card0"
Driver      "ati"
VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName   "Rage 128 RE/SG"
BusID       "PCI:0:16:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device     "Card0"
Monitor    "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
	Viewport   0 0
	Depth     1
 	Modes "2048x1536" "1025x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Viewport   0 0
	Depth     4
 	Modes "2048x1536" "1025x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Viewport   0 0
	Depth     8
 	Modes "2048x1536" "1025x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Viewport   0 0
	Depth     15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Viewport   0 0
	Depth     16
 	Modes "2048x1536" "1025x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Viewport   0 0
	Depth     24
 	Modes "2048x1536" "1025x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
:?:

 
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