Please read all notes in the dialog boxes for this stage. Choose auto probe unless you've done this before and auto probe doesn't work.
After the auto probe (or if you selected no auto probe) you will be asked to verify the parameters (listed below) of your video card. They will be filled with values gleaned from the probe. If they are wrong, or if you did not auto probe, you will need to enter them.
You will then be presented with a list of monitors. Select one that matches you monitor. You may want to choose ``Generic Multisync'' or ``Generic Monitor'' if you don't find a match. You may also select ``Custom'', in which case you will be prompted for the following information:
You will then be presented with some video modes that should be within the parameters of your card and monitor. You may select as many as you wish. The VESA modes are recommended, and are most likely to work with most hardware. You will then review the details of each mode. Make sure eveything looks correct and within specs. The next dialog box asks you to select the primary video mode. This is the mode in which X will first start. You can cycle through all the modes after X starts by typing Control-Alt-KeyPad+. At this point if you wish to select different video modes, choose Cancel and you will return to the video mode selection dialog box.
The next dialog box presents a list of options that may or may not be useful for your hardware. If you do not know about any of these options, do not select any!
You will then be asked how many buttons are on your mouse. If you have a three button mouse, you will then be asked if yor mouse sends Left and Right signals when the middle mouse button is pressed. If you don't know the answer to this, say no. Later, if you find that your middle button is not working properly, uncomment the ChordMiddle line in /etc/XF86Config.
Usually, X configuration will work well enough to get X running, but it will probably not generate an optimal configuration. If the configuration is faulty (ie running startx doesn't work), you can try running Xconfigurator again, and reconfiguring.
If this configuration fails you will need to manually configure X by editing /etc/XF86Config. Read the XF86Config man page and the X Configuration section of Matt Melsh's Linux Installation and Getting Started for help.