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Linux control Panel

  • 24-10-2002 12:08pm
    #1
    timeout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭


    I have decided to go and install Linux on my computer and see what i am missing. Sorry it's installed and no problems.

    I have Red Hat 7.2 and install the two gui's Gnome and KDE. The problem (which is probably very easy), is where is there a form of control panel or hardware browser?

    And if not how do I go about installing newer drivers?


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  • #2
    logic1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭logic1


    Well KDE has the KDE Control Centre and Gnome has the Control Centre full of handy little capplets.

    There should be icons for both either on your taskbar or in your menus.

    .logic.


  • #3
    Jorinn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 781 ✭✭✭Jorinn


    Originally posted by timeout
    I have decided to go and install Linux on my computer and see what i am missing. Sorry it's installed and no problems.

    I have Red Hat 7.2 and install the two gui's Gnome and KDE. The problem (which is probably very easy), is where is there a form of control panel or hardware browser?

    And if not how do I go about installing newer drivers?
    ./configure
    make
    make install


  • #4
    timeout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭timeout


    Thanks.

    Its not what I had in mind :( , I mean I was expecting something like the windows device/hardware manager or system information.

    Oh well, I can at least install some of the newer drivers I downloaded. Get myself more setteled.


  • #5
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    as root type


    lsmod to view loaded kernel modules
    and or
    as root type
    dmesg to see a dump of kernel information.

    Also /var/log/XFree86.0.log should show you what configuration is being used for your X-Windows interface.

    or whatever
    Td


  • #6
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Originally posted by timeout

    Its not what I had in mind :( , I mean I was expecting something like the windows device/hardware manager or system information.
    I'm not that familiar with RH on desktops, but Suse has all of those features builtin.

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  • #7
    PPC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,396 ✭✭✭PPC


    Originally posted by blacknight
    I'm not that familiar with RH on desktops, but Suse has all of those features builtin.

    I couldnt for the life of me get that to work tbh.
    Trying to install the new dets for my GF3 and it won't let me use opengl and it won't install the new drivers even tho they're for SuSE8.

    Might try Jorinn's way and see will it do it.


  • #8
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Grr.

    Just post your XF86Config file. To get an Nvidia graphics card working you will have to use NVdriver.o, which is not an offical part of the Linux Kernel but, is well supported by Nvidia.

    After that make sure in your XF86Config file you are loading the glx module. To get dri working you have to set the options for dri to "0666".

    In XF86Config something like.
    Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
    End Section

    I know I've probably said too much.
    Your head will self destruct in 10 seconds.


  • #9
    PPC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,396 ✭✭✭PPC


    Originally posted by Typedef
    Grr.

    Just post your XF86Config file. To get an Nvidia graphics card working you will have to use NVdriver.o, which is not an offical part of the Linux Kernel but, is well supported by Nvidia.

    After that make sure in your XF86Config file you are loading the glx module. To get dri working you have to set the options for dri to "0666".

    In XF86Config something like.
    Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
    End Section

    I know I've probably said too much.
    Your head will self destruct in 10 seconds.


    Head go hurty.

    I'll have a go at that, i've just started using SuSE for the second time (wasnt too sucessful with SuSE7) but i am going to get this to work.

    Cheers for the info.


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