# libraries

Finding Information on X and XFree86 on the net

For general X questions you should read the `FAQ` and the `Xt-FAQ` from the `comp.windows.x` newsgroup (you can achieve them from `ftp.x.org` in the directory `R5contrib` or from `rtfm.mit.edu` in `/pub/usenet_by_hierarchy/comp/windows/x` by anonymous ftp). Many Linux distributions include most relevant FAQs in the directory `/usr/doc`, so you might want to look there first.

Please note that `comp.windows.x` is the newsgroup for general X questions.

If you have questions on the XFree86 package and cannot find an answer in the documentation files (`XFree86, Xconfig, XF86_*` manpages or the `README` files in `/usr/X386/lib/X11/etc`) you may want to post a question to a newsgroup. The appropriate newsgroup for that purpose is `comp.windows.x.i386unix`, as this newsgroup is dedicated to the XFree86 system. If you have a problem with the server and want to post a question to this newsgroup, you should provide enough information for those that want to help you. It is no good idea telling: XFree86 is not working, what do I have to do? Here some things that should be included in all postings that are concerned with server problems:

- which Operating System and which release of it are you running
- which hardware do you have (at least bus type (ISA/EISA/VLB), graphic card (including chipset, video RAM type (D/VRAM), size and speed))
- a concise decription of the problem
- a printout of the server startup (you can generate that by running `startx 2>1 > Xerror.log` or `startx >& Xerror.log` depending on whether you use a bourne shell derivate (e.g. `bash`) or a C shell derivate (e.g. `tcsh`) as login shell)
- the used parts of the `Xconfig` (It is not a good idea to include all lines commented out by a leading #. This would be the largest part of your post and most people will already know the copyright statements :-)

Furthermore you should say what steps of trouble-shooting you already did (there are some mentioned in the XFree86 documentation files and in Appendix <here> ).

Bug reports or questions on XFree86 can be sent directly to `XFree86@physics.su.oz.au`. This is the contact address of The XFree86 Project.

There are some other newsgroups that cover X related topics:

- `comp.windows.x.apps` - for X applications
- `comp.windows.x.intrinsics` - for X intrinsic
- `comp.windows.x.motif` - for the Motif extension to X
- `comp.windows.open-look` - for OpenLook and the Xview extension to X

Note that most of these groups have FAQ lists that are posted regularly to these groups. As always with regular postings these can be obtained from `rtfm.mit.edu` via anonymous ftp.

Please do not post X related questions to any newsgroup of the `comp.os.linux.*` hierarchy. You will get better answers to your questions in those newsgroups dedicated to those questions, as nearly all those questions are not Linux-specific.