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_rgamma value
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Sets the red gamma correction.
value must be between 0.1 and 10. The default is
1.0. Not all servers support this.
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_ggamma value
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Sets the green gamma correction.
value must be between 0.1 and 10. The default is
1.0. Not all servers support this.
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_bgamma value
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Sets the blue gamma correction.
value must be between 0.1 and 10. The default is
1.0. Not all servers support this.
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_showconfig
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Prints out a list of screen drivers configured in the server.
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_verbose
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Maximizes information printed at startup (more than
the default).
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_xf86config file
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Reads the server configuration from file. This option
is only available when the server is run as root (that is,
with real-
UID 0).
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keeptty
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Prevents the server from detaching its initial
controlling terminal. This option is only useful when debugging
the server.
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KEYBOARD
Multiple key presses recognized directly by
XFree86 are
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
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Immediately kills the serverno questions asked. (Can
be disabled by specifying "DontZap" in the Server-Flags
section of the XF86Config file.)
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Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Plus
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Changes video mode to next one specified in the
configuration file, (increasing video resolution order).
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Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Minus
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Changes video mode to previous one specified in
the configuration file, (decreasing video resolution order).
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Ctrl+Alt+F1
F12
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For BSD systems using the syscons driver and Linux,
these keystroke combinations are used to switch to
Virtual Console 1 through 12.
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SETUP
XFree86 uses a configuration file called
XF86Config for its initial setup. Refer to the
XF86Config(4/5) manual page for more information.
FILES
<XRoot>/bin/XF86 SVGA
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The color SVGA X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 Mono
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The monochrome X server for VGA and other mono cards
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 S3
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The accelerated
S3 X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 Mach8
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The accelerated
Mach8 X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 Mach32
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The accelerated
Mach32 X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 Mach64
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The accelerated
Mach64 X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 P9000
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The accelerated
P9000 X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 AGX
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The accelerated
AGX X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 W32
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The accelerated
ET4000/W32 X server
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<XRoot>/bin/XF86 8514
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The accelerated
8514/A X server
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/etc/XF86Config
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Server configuration file
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<XRoot>/lib/X11/XF86Config.hostname
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Server configuration file
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<XRoot>/lib/X11/XF86Config
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Server configuration file
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<XRoot>/bin/
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Client binaries
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<XRoot>/include/
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Header files
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<XRoot>/lib/
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Libraries
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<XRoot>/lib/X11/fonts/
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Fonts
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<XRoot>/lib/X11/rgb.txt
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Color names to RGB mapping
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<XRoot>/lib/X11/XErrorDB
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Client error message database
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<XRoot>/lib/X11/app-defaults/
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Client resource specifications
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<XRoot>/man/man?/
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Manual pages
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/etc/Xn.hosts
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Initial access control list for display n
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Note: <XRoot> refers to the root of the X11 install tree.
SEE ALSO
X(1), Xserver(1), xdm(1), xinit(1), XF86Config(4/5),
xf86config(1), XF86 SVGA(1), XF86 VGA16(1), XF86
Mono(1), XF86 Accel(1), xvidtune(1)
AUTHORS
For X11R5, XF86 1.2 was provided by the following:
Thomas Roell (roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de; server and SVR4 stuff), Mark W. Snitily
(mark@sgcs.com SGCS; SVR3 support, X Consortium Sponsor), and many more people out there on the Net who helped with ideas and bug fixes.
XFree86 was integrated into X11R6 by the following team:
Stuart Anderson (anderson@metrolink.com), Doug Anson
(danson@lgc.com), Gertjan Akkerman
(akkerman@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl), Mike Bernson
(mike@mbsun.mlb.org), Robin Cutshaw
(robin@XFree86.org), David Dawes
(dawes@XFree86.org), Marc Evans (marc@XFree86.org), Pascal Haible
(haible@izfm.uni-stuttgart.de), Matthieu Herrb
(Matthieu.Herrb@laas.fr), Dirk Hohndel
(hohndel@XFree86.org), David Holland
(davidh@use.com), Alan Hourihane
(alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk), Jeffrey Hsu
(hsu@soda.berkeley.edu), Glenn Lai
(glenn@cs.utexas.edu), Ted Lemon (mellon@ncd.com), Rich Murphey
(rich@XFree86.org), Hans Nasten
(nasten@everyware.se), Mark Snitily
(mark@sgcs.com), Randy Terbush (randyt@cse.unl.edu), Jon Tombs
(tombs@XFree86.org), Kees Verstoep
(versto@cs.vu.nl), Paul Vixie (paul@vix.com), Mark
Weaver (Mark Weaver@brown.edu), David Wexelblat
(dwex@XFree86.org), Philip Wheatley
(Philip.Wheatley@ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM), Thomas Wolfram
(wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de), and Orest Zborowski
(orestz@eskimo.com).
The XFree86 enhancement package was provided by
David Dawes, dawes@XFree86.org
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Release coordination, administration of FTP repository
and mailing lists. Source tree management and
integration,
accelerated server integration, fixing, and coding.
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Glenn Lai, glenn@cs.utexas.edu
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The SpeedUp code for
ET4000-based SVGA cards, and ET4000/W32 accelerated server.
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Jim Tsillas, jtsilla@ccs.neu.edu
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Many server speedups from the fX386 series of
enhancements.
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David Wexelblat, dwex@XFree86.org
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Integration of the fX386 code into the default
server, many driver fixes, and driver documentation, assembly
of the VGA card/monitor database, development of
the generic video mode listing. Accelerated server
integration, fixing, and coding.
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Dirk Hohndel, hohndel@XFree86.org
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Linux-shared libraries and release coordination.
Accelerated server integration and fixing. Generic administrivia
and documentation.
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Amancio Hasty Jr., hasty@netcom.com
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Porting to 386BSD version 0.1 and XS3 development.
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Rich Murphey, rich@XFree86.org
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Ported to 386BSD version 0.1 based on the original port
by Pace Willison. Support for 386BSD, FreeBSD, and NetBSD.
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