Configuring X

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This is written from Debian, but will work for most distros.

as root:

# cd /etc/X11
# ls XF86Config*
XF86Config  XF86Config-4

Move the existing configs so you have a backup:

# mv XF86Config XF86Config.old
# mv XF86Config-4 XF86Config-4.old

Then run the configurator:

# xf86config

You may want to run lspci so you have an idea of your hardware:

# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP]
0000:00:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 02)
0000:00:09.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 02)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 30)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440] (rev a3)

You can see I have an nVidia VGA (video) card, and a VIA audio (sound) card.