04-17-2002
RPM on the command line for an install would be:
rpm -iv name.rpm
If you know the specifics of your monitor and vid card, try running /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config (I think that's the command-line based one) and specifying your own values.
I had trouble with a ViewSonic monitor once, and the viewsonic website sucked in helping me get the sync rates for the monitor, but I did have luck searching google and finding a reseller that listed the specs for it.
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gvfs-monitor-file
gvfs-monitor-file(1) User Commands gvfs-monitor-file(1)
NAME
gvfs-monitor-file - monitor the change of a file using the VFS system
SYNOPSIS
gvfs-monitor-file URI
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-monitor-file monitors the change of a file using the VFS system.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
URI Specifies the file location in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Monitor a local file
example% gvfs-monitor-file file:///tmp/example
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gvfs-monitor-file Executable to monitor the change of a file using the VFS system.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-gvfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gvfs-copy(1), gvfs-info(1), gvfs-less(1), gvfs-ls(1), gvfs-mkdir(1) gvfs-monitor-dir(1), gvfs-cat(1), gvfs-mount(1), gvfs-move(1), gvfs-
rename(1), gvfs-open(1), gvfs-rm(1), gvfs-save(1), gvfs-trash(1), gvfs-tree(1), attributes(5), environ(5)
NOTES
Written by Alvaro Lopez Ortega, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.
SunOS 5.11 25 Mar 2008 gvfs-monitor-file(1)