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Today I installed the NX server on my Mepis Linux box and the NX client on my Windows XP computer.

I’m going to try using the Mepis box via NX NVC to see how much I really need my Windows XP operating system. If I don’t require it much at all I might end up wiping my Windows XP computer all together and installing Mepis Linux on it. The Mepis box I’m connected to is only a Pentium III 900 with 256Mb RAM and it runs KDE very well, even via an encrypted NX VNC connection!

If you want to see some information about this, check out my post on the MepisLovers website: “Remotely accessing Mepis PC from XP“. Using the easy-to-read Wiki on the Mepis website, it took only a few minutes to get it up and running.

xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"

  Identifier "XFree86 Configured"

  Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0

 #Screen 0 "ATIScreen" 0 0

 #Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"

 #Option "Xinerama" "true"

 #Option "Clone" "true"

  InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

  InputDevice "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer"

 #InputDevice "USB Mouse" "CorePointer"

 #InputDevice "Touchpad" "SendCoreEvents"

 #InputDevice "ALPS Touchpad" "SendCoreEvents"

 #InputDevice "Appletouch" "SendCoreEvents"

 #InputDevice "Stylus" "SendCoreEvents"

 #InputDevice "Eraser" "SendCoreEvents"

 #InputDevice "Cursor" "SendCoreEvents"

 #InputDevice "Serial Mouse" "CorePointer"

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

  Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"

EndSection

Section "Files"

# Xorg 7.0 font paths

    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi:unscaled"

    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc:unscaled"

# Other font paths

    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic"

    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont"

    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kochi"

    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera"

# path to defoma fonts

    FontPath    "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

EndSection

Section "Module"

  Load "dbe"

 #Load "dri"

  Load "extmod"

  Load "freetype"

  Load "glx"

  Load "type1"

  Load "v4l"

  Load "vbe"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "Keyboard0"

  Driver "keyboard"

  Option "CoreKeyboard"

  Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

  Option "XkbLayout" "us"

  Option "XKbOptions" ""

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "Serial Mouse"

  Driver "mouse"

  Option  "Protocol" "Microsoft"

  Option  "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"

  Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "false"

  Option  "Emulate3Timeout" "70"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "Touchpad"

  Driver "synaptics"

  Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

  Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"

  Option "LeftEdge" "1700"

  Option "RightEdge" "5300"

  Option "TopEdge" "1700"

  Option "BottomEdge" "4200"

  Option "FingerLow" "25"

  Option "FingerHigh" "30"

  Option "MaxTapTime" "180"

  Option "MaxTapMove" "220"

  Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"

  Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"

  Option "MinSpeed" "0.09"

  Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18"

  Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015"

  Option "SHMConfig" "on"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Driver "synaptics"

  Identifier "ALPS Touchpad"

  Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"

  Option "Protocol" "event"

  Option "LeftEdge" "130"

  Option "RightEdge" "840"

  Option "TopEdge" "130"

  Option "BottomEdge" "640"

  Option "FingerLow" "7"

  Option "FingerHigh" "8"

  Option "MaxTapTime" "180"

  Option "MaxTapMove" "110"

  Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"

  Option "VertScrollDelta" "20"

  Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"

  Option "MinSpeed" "0.25"

  Option "MaxSpeed" "0.50"

  Option "AccelFactor" "0.030"

  Option "EdgeMotionMinSpeed" "200"

  Option "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed" "200"

  Option "UpDownScrolling" "1"

  Option "CircularScrolling" "1"

  Option "CircScrollDelta" "0.1"

  Option "CircScrollTrigger" "2"

  Option "SHMConfig" "on"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "Appletouch"

  Driver "synaptics"

  Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

  Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"

  Option "LeftEdge" "100"

  Option "RightEdge" "1120"

  Option "TopEdge" "50"

  Option "BottomEdge" "310"

  Option "FingerLow" "25"

  Option "FingerHigh" "30"

  Option "MaxTapMove" "220"

  Option "TapButton1" "1"

  Option "TapButton2" "3"

  Option "TapButton3" "2"

  Option "MinSpeed" "0.79"

  Option "MaxSpeed" "0.88"

  Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015"

  Option "SHMConfig" "on"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "PS/2 Mouse"

  Driver "mouse"

  Option "Protocol" "auto"

  Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

  Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"

  Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"

  Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

  Option "Buttons" "5"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "USB Mouse"

  Driver "mouse"

  Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

  Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

  Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

  Option "Buttons" "5"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "Stylus"

  Driver "wacom"

  Option "Mode" "Absolute"

  Option "Type" "stylus"

  Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

Endsection

# Settings for wacom eraser

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "Eraser"

  Driver "wacom"

  Option "Mode" "Absolute"

  Option "Type" "eraser"

  Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

Endsection

# Settings for wacom cursor (mouse)

Section "InputDevice"

  Identifier "Cursor"

  Driver "wacom"

  Option "Mode" "Relative"

  Option "Type" "cursor"

  Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

Endsection

# Studioworks 700s

#Section "Monitor"

#  Identifier "Monitor0"

#  VendorName "LG"

#  ModelName "StudioWorks 700s"

#  Option "DPMS" "true"

#  HorizSync    30.0-70.0

#  VertRefresh  75.0-160.0

# Modeline "1152x864@75" 111.72 1152 1184 1608 1640 864 880 891 908

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier "monitor0"

    VendorName "Samsung"

    ModelName "1360x768"

    HorizSync 31.5 - 100.0

    VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0

    # Samsung 26"

    ModeLine "1360x768_60.00"     84.72  1360  1424  1568  1776   768  769  772  795

EndSection

Section "Device"

  Identifier  "Card0"

  Driver "nvidia"

  BoardName "unknown"

  Screen 0

 #Option "UseDisplayDevice" "dfp"

 #Option "MonitorLayout" "crt,crt"

 #BusID  "PCI:1:0:0"

 #Option "sw_cursor" # needed for some ati cards

 #Option "hw_cursor"

 #Option "NoAccel"

 #Option "ShowCache"

 #Option "ShadowFB"

 #Option "UseFBDev"

 #Option "Rotate"

  Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"

# savage special options, use with care

 #Option "NoUseBios"

 #Option "BusType" "PCI"

  Option "DmaMode" "None"

# nvidia special options, use with care

  Option "CursorShadow" "1"

  Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "63"

  Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "2"

  Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "4"

  Option "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = native"

  Option "NoLogo" "true"

  Option "UseEDID" "true"

  Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"

  Option "RenderAccel" "true"

 #Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"

EndSection

#Section "Device"

#  Identifier  "Card1"

#  Driver "nvidia"

#  BoardName "unknown"

  #Screen 1

 #Option "MonitorLayout" "crt,crt"

 #BusID  "PCI:1:0:0"

#EndSection

# Samsung 26" TV

Section "Screen"

    Identifier "Screen0"

    Device "Card0"

    Monitor "Monitor0"

    DefaultColorDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 8

        Virtual 1360 768

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 15

        Virtual 1360 768

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 16

        Virtual 1360 768

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 24

        Virtual 1360 768

    EndSubsection

# LG Studioworks 700s

#Section "Screen"

#  Identifier "Screen0"

#  Device "Card0"

#  Monitor "Monitor0"

#  DefaultColorDepth 24

#

#  SubSection "Display"

#  Depth 8

#  Modes "1152x864"

#  EndSubSection

#  SubSection "Display"

#  Depth 15

#  Modes "1152x864"

#  EndSubSection

#  SubSection "Display"

#  Depth 16

#  Modes "1152x864"

#  EndSubSection

#  SubSection "Display"

#  Depth 24

#  Modes "1152x864"

#  EndSubSection

#  SubSection "Display"

#  Depth 32

#  Modes "1152x864"

#  EndSubSection

  # Only the official NVIDIA driver supports twinview

  # these setting are an example

  Option "TwinView" "false"

  Option "SecondMonitorVendorName" "unknown"

  Option "SecondMonitorModelName" "unknown"

  Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-75"

  Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "55-70"

 #Option "MetaModes" "1152x864, 1152x864"

  Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"

  Option "ConnectedMonitor" "dfp,dfp"

EndSection

Section "DRI"

  Mode 0666

EndSection

Section "Extensions"

  Option "Composite" "Enable"

EndSection

This is a copy of my xorg.conf (also usable as a XF86Config file). You may find it handy to reference. I pasted it on the MepisLovers.org forum to help out another Mepis user who wanted to use his Samsung TV with his Mepis computer, as I also have done.

I’ve decided to put some more geeky stuff on here. I’m happy with my Mepis install so am going to post information and creations here in the Mepis Category.

I’m starting off with a wallpaper I designed quite quickly using Paint.Net:

Click on the thumbnail to view the full sized version. It’s hosted by ImageShack because PhotoBucket want to charge me money to host anything bigger than 1024×768.