Screen Actions; Other Actions; Using Setmon To Configure The Monitor; The Xf86Config File - HP zx2000 Supplementary Manual

configuring an X Server on HP-UX

screen actions

These actions are activated depending on which screens have been chosen.
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Describe Screen provides information about the device.
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Identify Screen flashes the monitor that is connected to the graphics device.
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Modify Default Visual lets you set the default visuals, depth and resolution on a graphics
device. It lets you identify which of these should be the default settings.
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Modify Screen Options contains options that are specific to each graphics device. The
options differ depending on the capabilities of each card.

other actions

Grayed out screen icons represent screens that have not been configured for use by the X Server.
Use these commands to add and remove screens to and from the configuration file.
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Add Screen to Configuration lets you add grayed out screen icons to the configuration file.
Select the grayed out icons and choose the Add Screen to Configuration menu
item to add screens to the configuration file.
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Remove Screen from Configuration operates on configured screens. Each configured
screen selected is removed from the configuration and becomes "Unused." The X Server is
not brought up on Unused screens. If this menu option is grayed out, it may be activated by
selecting a configured screen. This menu item is not visible when there is only one screen
present which must remain in the configuration.

using setmon to configure the monitor

setmon is a configuration tool used to change the settings for a monitor attached to a graphics
device. This tool permits you to change the monitor's refresh rate, frame buffer resolution, and
frame buffer memory configuration (for example, Stereo, Double Buffer), when the device
supports multiple options. To change the monitor type, the setmon command can be executed
directly or done through SAM.
The setmon executable is located at /opt/graphics/common/bin/setmon. Under
SAM, this component is an icon called Monitor Configuration located under the top-level
Display folder, next to the X Server Configuration icon.
NOTE: Changing the monitor type while the X Server is running requires stopping and
restarting the X Server. To change the monitor settings, the X Server needs to be running on the
device specified. For these graphics cards, it may not be possible to test some of the monitor
settings before making the change permanent.

the XF86Config file

The XF86Config file is located in /etc/X11/XF86Config. It can be generated automatically
or modified using SAM. A working configuration file is also delivered on the system. You must
be root to create or edit this file. The XF86Config manual page provides additional information
regarding the configuration file. For any changes made to the XF86Config file to take effect, it is
necessary to restart the X Server.
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