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Hardware Troubleshooting in Linux => Linux Video Support => Topic started by: Aleksandar on March 22, 2004, 09:07:03 AM

Title: Save changes in XF86Config from text mode?
Post by: Aleksandar on March 22, 2004, 09:07:03 AM

I was made some mistakes in XF86Config and now I can't start graphic mode. How can I edit and save changes from text mode!
Thanks!!! :lol:

Title: Save changes in XF86Config from text mode?
Post by: aaa on March 22, 2004, 09:17:56 PM

text-editors:
vi
pico
nano
Search for vi howtos if needed.
Next time, backup.

Title: Save changes in XF86Config from text mode?
Post by: Ricky on March 23, 2004, 06:27:19 AM

BTw.. you have asked this question in wrong forum >. Plz next time ask in app. forum.
So it is moved ..

For vi..
you can do
To open a file

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vi <filenmae>
Press "insert" and then edit what u want to edit..
Then press "escape"
and then type

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:save <filename>
# now to exit vi
:q


Title: Save changes in XF86Config from text mode?
Post by: neo on March 23, 2004, 10:52:48 AM

you may also use emacs
 

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emacs <filename>make the changes use F10, e.
before doing that try to see if you still have the file named XF86Config~ this may be there, backup file created when you had changed the original file....

Title: Thanks!
Post by: Aleksandar on March 24, 2004, 12:51:56 PM

I did it with "vi"
Thanks!