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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/XFdrake.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/XFdrake.xml deleted file mode 100644 index e05a6ba7..00000000 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/XFdrake.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="XFdrake" version="5.0"> - <info> - <title xml:id="XFdrake-ti1">Set up the graphical server</title> - - <subtitle>XFdrake</subtitle> - </info> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata xml:id="XFdrake-im1" revision="1" align="center" format="PNG" fileref="XFdrake.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>This tool is present in the Mageia Control Center under the tab - <emphasis role="bold">Hardware</emphasis>. Select <emphasis><guilabel>Set up - the graphical server</guilabel></emphasis>. <footnote> - <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing - <emphasis>XFdrake</emphasis> as normal user or - <emphasis>drakx11</emphasis> as root. Mind the capital letters.</para> - </footnote></para> - - <para/> - - <para>The buttons allow you to change the graphical configuration.</para> - - <para><emphasis role="bold">Graphic card</emphasis>:</para> - - <para>The graphic card currently detected is displayed and the matching - server configured. Click on this button to change to another server, for - example one with a proprietary driver.</para> - - <para>The available servers are sorted under <guilabel>Vendor</guilabel> by - manufacturer in alphabetical order and then by model also in alphabetical - order. The free drivers are sorted by alphabetical order under<guilabel> - Xorg</guilabel>.</para> - - <para><note> - <para>In case of problems, <emphasis>Xorg - Vesa</emphasis> will work - with most graphic cards and give you time to find and install the right - driver while in your Desktop Environment.</para> - - <para>If even Vesa doesn't work, choose - <emphasis><guilabel>Xorg</guilabel> - - <guilabel>fbdev</guilabel></emphasis>, which is used while installing - Mageia, but doesn't allow you to change resolution or refresh - rates.</para> - </note>If you made your choice for a free driver, you may be asked if you - want to use a proprietary driver instead with more features (3D effects for - example).</para> - - <para/> - - <para><emphasis role="bold">Monitor:</emphasis></para> - - <para>In the same way as above, the monitor currently detected is displayed - and you can click on the button to change to another one. If the desired - monitor isn't in the <guilabel>Vendor</guilabel> list, choose in the - <guilabel>Generic</guilabel> list a monitor with the same features.</para> - - <para/> - - <para><emphasis role="bold">Resolution:</emphasis></para> - - <para>This button allows the choice of the resolution (number of pixels) and - the colour depth (number of colours). It displays this screen:</para> - - <para><mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="XFdrake1.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject>When you change the color depth, a multi-colored bar will - appear next to the second button and show a preview of what the selected - color depth looks like.</para> - - <para>The first button shows the currently resolution, click to change for - another one. The list gives all the possible choices according to the - graphic card and the monitor, it is possible to click on - <guilabel>Other</guilabel> to set other resolutions, but bear in mind that - you can damage your monitor or select an uncomfortable setting.</para> - - <para>The second button shows the currently colour depth, click to change - this for another one.</para> - - <para><note> - <para>Depending on the chosen resolution, it may be necessary to logout - and restart the graphical environment for the settings to take - effect.</para> - </note></para> - - <para/> - - <para><emphasis role="bold">Test:</emphasis></para> - - <para>Once the configuration done, it is recommended to do a test before - clicking on OK because it is easier to modify the settings now than later if - the graphical environment doesn't work.</para> - - <para><note> - <para>In case of a non working graphical environment, type Alt+Ctrl+F2 - to open a text environment, connect as root and type XFdrake (with the - caps) to to use XFdrake's text version.</para> - </note>If the test fails, just wait until the end, if it works but you - don't want to change after all, click on <guibutton>No</guibutton>, if - everything is right, click on <guibutton role="bold">OK</guibutton>.</para> - - <orderedlist> - <title>Options:</title> - - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Global options</guilabel>: If <emphasis>Disable - Ctrl-Alt-Backspace</emphasis> is checked, it will no longer be possible - to restart X server using Ctrl+Alt+Backspace keys.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Graphic card options</guilabel>: Allows you to enable or - disable three specific features depending on the graphic card.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Graphical interface at startup</guilabel>: Most of the - time, <emphasis>Automatically start the graphical interface (Xorg) upon - booting</emphasis> is checked to make the boot switch to graphical mode, - it may be unchecked for a server.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - - <para>After a click on the <guibutton>Quit</guibutton> button, the system - will ask you to confirm. There is still time to cancel everything and keep - the previous configuration, or to accept. In this case, you have to - disconnect and reconnect to activate the new configuration.</para> -</section>
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