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/sbin/hwclock --hctosys
/etc/inittab/etc/rc.d/init.d, /etc/inittab specifies programs to be started during boot. Eg, Mandrake uses inittab to launch KDE via kdm.export TZ="America/New_York"/etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_Yorkrdate hostnamestty erase ^hkbdratexset rxset rvga=normal vga=extended # 50 lines vga=788 # graphical (used in Mandrake 8.0)
modprobe joydev modprobe es1371 joystick=0x200 modprobe analog
modprobe parport modprobe parport_pc modprobe plip
It won't install unless a new kernel is compiled with CONF_MODVERSIONS. I chose the build-from-source option using Nvidia's curses-based installer. Then edited 2 or 3 lines in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 per Nvidia's README. That was all. You'll know it's working if you see Nvidia's splash screen while X starts.
Eg, to add icewm, create your own /etc/X11/gdm/Session/Icewm script. gdm will automatically find it and add it to its menu. Also, you can add your own X configuration setting to the script. For example:
#!/bin/sh # Faster mouse. xset m 4 4 # Start window manager. /usr/X11R6/bin/icewm
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