> It's confusing when the docs say to use xf86config. Besides, I turn
> into a big baby when I can't have video. I remember desperately
> using lynx for browsing the web and downloading files to get X
> working. So many (a pity) websites aren't text-friendly.
Yeah - xf86config should work in most cases, but since it wasn't and you had access to Xconfigurator, it was worth a shot. You know, the links browser ( http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/links ) has a SVGA GUI that you can use from the console (no X) - it's kind of neat when you don't have X and are dealing with an unfriendly site.
> It was hwdata that needed an older version of Xconfigurator. I don't
> know where I got hwdata or why I needed it (maybe for a USB CD-RW?).
> When I tried to remove hwdata, it complained about usbutils needing
> it, and when I tried to rip that out, it said something about
> hotplug. There's the escalation and why I needed to do what I did.
>
> Even with those gone,
> cdrecord --scanbus
> can still see my USB CD-RW drive, so I don't think I'd have a problem
> burning stuff but maybe with other hotplugging USB devices (just
> guessing here).
Well, I've got a bunch of USB devices (printer, compactflash reader, trackball, gamepad, cdrw) that I plug/unplug all the time and I've never had hotplug or usbutils installed. I guess they're handy for setting up/detecting new USB hardware, but if you know what you've got and how to use it, I don't think they're mandatory.
Levi
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