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setting up X -- under VMWare?
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2005-10-24 19:54:25
On Oct 24, 2005, at 12:24 PM, Teo De Las Heras wrote:

> Let us know the steps you go through...I'm interested
in doing this  
> as well.
>  Teo
>
>  On 10/24/05, N.J. Thomas <njtayvali.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> * pete wright <nomadlogicgmail.com> [2005-10-24
10:25:46 -0700]:
>>
>>> On 10/24/05, dick hoogendijk <dicknagual.st> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> What monitor/video card parameters
should I supply for XFree86-4
>>>>> configuration? That of my real
monitor/video card or some virtual
>>>>> VMWare one?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What I always do is run a knoppix live CD
under vmware. The
>>>> generated Xorg.conf is absolutely great.
>>>>
>>>
>>> err except that I think the default X server
for 4.x is still  
>>> XF86 not
>>> x.org <http://x.org>
>>>
>>
>> That's fine...we can figure the X.org <http://X.org> to XF86  
>> translation
>> if it works
>> correctly.
>>
>> Trying it now...
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>> --
>> N.J. Thomas
>> njtayvali.org
>> Etiamsi occiderit me, in ipso sperabo

     Remembering my unix windows via vmware experience, I
would think  
that vmware would run its own special video card, while the
monitor  
refresh rate would be for your actual monitor possibly.
-Garrett
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