Tài liệu Configuring X Server pdf

1 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. Lab 9.3.3: Configuring X Server Estimated Time: 15 minutes Objective To properly configure the X server GUI environment with the available tools. Equipment • A computer with Linux Red Hat 7.X installed. Scenario The system administrator of a large company has recently installed Linux Red Hat on several systems. Some of the hardware installed in these systems requires extra configuration for the X windows GUI. Procedures Step 1: Running the Xconfigurator tool The Xconfigurator tool can be used in text mode or GUI mode, depending on which mode it is launched from. The Xconfigurator tool goes through a series of menus that allows the appropriate settings to be selected. The Xconfigurator tool is an easy tool to use. The next steps of this lab will explain how to use the Xconfigurator tool: 1. Using the Xconfigurator command in Linux will enable manual configuration of the X windows GUI. Type Xconfigurator at the shell prompt. The Xconfigurator interface should be displayed as shown in the following graphic. 2 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 2. A mouse is useless with this interface. Use the Tab key on the keyboard to navigate through the menus. Hit the Tab key until the OK button is selected and press Enter. The Xconfigurator interface should now be displayed as shown in the following graphic. 3 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 3. In this screen, the system is detecting which type of video card is installed in the system, which version of X server is installed, and what driver is installed. Read this information to verify that it is correct. Then hit the Enter key on the keyboard. The Xconfigurator interface should now be displayed as shown in the following graphic. 4 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 4. In this screen, the system is detecting what type of monitor is installed in the system. Read over the information to verify that it is correct. Then hit the Enter key to confirm that these settings are correct. The Xconfigurator interface should now be displayed as shown in the following graphic. 5 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 5. In this screen, the system is detecting how much RAM is installed on the video card. Most of the time, the system will auto detect the amount of RAM. If the system does not detect the amount of RAM automatically, use the up and down arrow keys to select the correct amount. Use the Tab key to select the Ok button and press Enter. The Xconfigurator interface should now be displayed as shown in the following graphic. 6 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 6. In this screen, the system is detecting the clockchip configuration. The default option, which is No Clockchip Setting, is recommended. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the correct setting. Then use the Tab key to select the Ok button and press Enter. The Xconfigurator interface should now be displayed as shown in the following graphic. 7 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 7. In this screen, select the desired screen resolution size. Use the Tab key to navigate around this screen. After reaching the desired setting, hit the Spacebar key on the keyboard to select it. Then use the Tab key to navigate to the Ok button and press Enter. The Xconfigurator interface should now be displayed as shown in the following graphic. 8 - 8 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 9.3.3 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 8. At this point, the configuration section has been completed. Proceed to the section that will test and restart the X server with the new settings. To do this, select the Ok key and press Enter. After Ok is selected, the screen with flicker a few times. Then a test configuration screen will appear and ask if the screen is visible and if the settings are accepted. If the screen looks ok, select Yes and the X server will restart and display the new settings. Reflection The X server configuration tools can only be used when logged in as the root user. Why is it important that regular users are not able to run these tools? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ . 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. Lab 9.3.3: Configuring X Server Estimated Time: 15 minutes Objective To properly configure the X server GUI environment with the available. requires extra configuration for the X windows GUI. Procedures Step 1: Running the Xconfigurator tool The Xconfigurator tool can be used in text mode or