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+<html>
+ <head>
+ <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
+
+ <title>17.&nbsp;Configuring X, the Graphical Server</title>
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="../XSL/mdk-doc.css" type="text/css">
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+ <link rel="next" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html" title="18.&nbsp;Installing a Bootloader">
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+ <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF">
+ <div class="navheader">
+ <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header">
+ <tr>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">17.&nbsp;Configuring X, the Graphical Server</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="addUser.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;
+ </td>
+ <th width="60%" align="center">&nbsp;</th>
+ <td width="20%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html">Next</a></td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <hr>
+ </div>
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="17.&nbsp;Configuring X, the Graphical Server">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="drakxid-configureX_chooser"></a>17.&nbsp;Configuring X, the Graphical Server
+ </h2>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+
+ <div class="mediaobject" align="center"><a name="dx-configureX_chooser"></a><img src="images/dx-configureX.png" align="middle"></div>
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa46"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-misc-params-it9"></a><span class="application">X</span> (for X Window System) is the heart of the
+ <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> graphical interface on which all the graphical
+ environments (<span class="application">KDE</span>, <span class="application">GNOME</span>,
+ <span class="application">AfterStep</span>,
+ <span class="application">WindowMaker</span>, etc.) bundled with
+ <span class="application">Mageia</span> rely on.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa47"></a>You will see a
+ list of different parameters which you can change in order to
+ optimize your graphical display.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="variablelist">
+ <dl>
+ <dt><a name="drakxid-configureX_card_list"></a><span class="term"><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-te1"></a>Graphic Card</span></dt>
+ <dd>
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa48"></a>If everything
+ works fine, the installer should detect and configure the
+ video card installed on your machine. If the detection or
+ configuration is incorrect, you can choose the card installed on
+ your system from a list.
+ </p>
+
+
+
+ </dd>
+ <dt><a name="drakxid-configureX_monitor"></a><span class="term"><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-te2"></a>Monitor</span></dt>
+ <dd>
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa49"></a>If the
+ installer fails to detect or configure your monitor properly, you
+ can choose from this list the monitor which is connected to your
+ computer.
+ </p>
+
+ </dd>
+ <dt><a name="drakxid-configureX_resolution"></a><span class="term"><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-te3"></a>Resolution</span></dt>
+ <dd>
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa50"></a>Here you can
+ choose the resolutions and color depths available for your
+ graphics hardware. Choose the one which best suits your needs
+ (you will be able to make changes after the installation). A
+ sample of the chosen configuration will be shown in the monitor
+ picture.
+ </p>
+
+ </dd>
+ <dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-te4"></a>Test</span></dt>
+ <dd>
+
+
+ <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Note">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../common/images/note.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Note</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa61"></a>Depending on your
+ hardware, this entry might not appear.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa51"></a>The system
+ will try to open a graphical screen at the desired
+ resolution. If you see the test message during the test and
+ answer <span class="guimenu">Yes</span>, then <span class="application">DrakX</span> will proceed to
+ the next step. If you don't see it, it means that some part of
+ the auto-detected configuration was incorrect and the test will
+ automatically end after a few seconds and return you to the
+ menu. Change settings until you get a correct graphical
+ display.
+ </p>
+
+ </dd>
+ <dt><a name="drakxid-configureXxdm"></a><span class="term"><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-te5"></a>Options</span></dt>
+ <dd>
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-misc-params-pa52"></a>This step
+ allows you to choose whether you want your machine to
+ automatically switch to a graphical interface at
+ boot. Obviously, you may want to select the
+ <span class="guilabel">No</span> option if your machine is to act as a
+ server, or if you were not successful in getting the display
+ configured.
+ </p>
+
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+ <div class="navfooter">
+ <hr>
+ <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer">
+ <tr>
+ <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="addUser.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;
+ </td>
+ <td width="20%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
+ <td width="40%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html">Next</a></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">16.&nbsp;Adding a User&nbsp;</td>
+ <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td>
+ <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;18.&nbsp;Installing a Bootloader</td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+ </body>
+</html>