sax2(1) Utils for X-Window sax2(1)NAME
SaX2 - SuSE advanced X11 configuration, a complete module based X11
configurator
SYNOPSISsax2 [ options ]
DESCRIPTION
SaX2 is a program to configure the X-Server. It is able to detect
almost all stuff related to the graphics card. The graphics card,
Touchscreens, Tablets, 3D features, AccessX, Keyboard, Mouse, Multi‐
head, ... and more can be configured using this tool.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
Available command line options are the following:
-b [filename,filename,...]
Activate the SaX2 batch modus. If no filename is given an inter‐
active shell is started to set/overwrite configuration parame‐
ters. If the filename doesn't contain any / characters it is
assumed to be found in /usr/share/sax/profile.
-b Xinerama | MergedFB
Special call for -b, if Xinerama is specified SaX2 will automat‐
ically search for a profile to enable dualhead in old Xinerama
style. If MergedFB is specified SaX2 will automatically search
for a dualhead profile to activate dualhead using merged frame‐
buffer.
-a Auto configure modus. Create an automatic configuration without
any needed user interaction and GUI.
-l Enable low resolution. Allow only the 800x600 resolution for the
graphics setup. This is usefull if the DDC probing of the moni‐
tor results in not displayable resolution values.
-m card X=module,card X=module,...
Set driver module to use for card X You can specify one driver
module for each card detected.
-c chip,chip,...
Set chip to use for configuration. The -p option show all avail‐
able chip numbers and you can select the one you want to use for
the configuration.
-d display-number
Set the display manually instead of probing the next free one.
This is only usefull if SaX2 was started from a text console.
-x Use server build in Modelines. This will prevent SaX2 from cal‐
culating its own modelines. The server build in mode pool is
used instead. This will only work for VESA specified resolu‐
tions.
-u Use server mode suggestion. This will prevent SaX2 from suggest‐
ing a resolution used for the configuration. The server itself
will decide the best resolution to use than.
-p Show PCI/AGP information about the detected graphics card(s)-n node
Set device node to use for the core pointer. This will specify
the port the mouse is connected to. For serial mice use
/dev/ttySX where X is the port number of the serial device, for
USB devices use /dev/input/mice and for PS/2 devices use
/dev/psaux.
-t type
Set protocol type to use for the core pointer.
-g Use gpm as repeater of mouse events.
-s This option only takes effect if SaX2 has to start its own X-
Server. It will than use the system installed config file
instead of the HW detection data.
--vesa This option will set a given resolution and vertical sync value
(in Hz) as VESA standard resolution for a specific card. Please
note if you set a resolution smaller than 800x600 the graphics
user interface won't fit the screen dimensions. The format is
the following: Card:XxY@VSync Example: 0:1024x768@85
--sysconfig
this option tell SaX2 to import the system wide config file even
if SaX2 was started from a textconsole which normaly will import
the SaX2 HW detection data
--fullscreen
start in fullscreen mode
-i This option will disable the use of profiles which are normally
applied automatically if defined for a specifc card or chipset
-r Remove detection database and re-init the hardware database
-v print version information and exit.
AUTHORS
Written by Marcus Sch�fer
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bugzilla.novell.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright � 2005 SuSE Linux Products GmbH, Inc. This is free software;
see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not
even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
3rd Berkeley Distribution March 15, 2005 sax2(1)
