Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:07:40 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Readle <patterner@rocketmail.com> To: dillon ross <casp_semper@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help, i'm a newbie Message-ID: <20031125180740.77782.qmail@web40606.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20031125083135.92015.qmail@web14408.mail.yahoo.com>
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I think what's needed here is to edit your .xinit file (it should be in your home directory) and add a line such as "exec startkde" or "exec wmaker" to the end of the file. That should start up the desired window manager for you. chris --- dillon ross <casp_semper@yahoo.com> wrote: > that didn't seem to help much or i'm doing something terribly wrong. i > did try to reconfigure x-server and went to xdesktop to choose default > desktop (no other config opts.). when i run startx i get blank screen > akin. typing afterstep at the command prompt gives the error msg. "can't > open display.". i'm doing all of this on my laptop, with silicon motion > graphics lynx em+ graphics card. is there a min on the video ram that > kde or any such need to operate? > pulling out what little hair i have. > newbie > > peter lageotakes <plageotakes@yahoo.com> wrote: > Have you configured X-Server? If not try this as > root, > > /stand/sysinstall > > Select post config install. > Select Xfree server (roughly). Sorry I am stuck on > w2k now. > > You should now have 3 or 4 ways to configure your > X-server. I typically use the ncruses style > installer. I believe that is the 2nd one down on the > list. It works just like the freebsd installer. > > After you configure your xserver, then you should > configure your desktop (same menu as xserver). Once > that is done you should have a happy GUI environment. > The desktop that you configure will be your starting > GUI once you type startx. > > FYI: Check out the errata for FreeBSD. You cannot > install both KDE and Gnome because they use a > different version of LDAP. Listed below is the link to > FreeBSD's errata. > > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.9R/errata.html > > Hope this helps, > Pete > --- casp_semper@yahoo.com wrote: > > i'm a newbie and i just installed freebsd 4.8. the > > basic installation seemed > > to have gone fairly well, i can use the console mode > > fine enough. the problem > > is when i try to load a window manager, KDE, > > Afterstep, Windowmaker (the ones > > i've tried thus far) i get a blank screen when i use > > the startx command. when > > i try just typing afterstep or kcontrol at the > > command prompt i get a "cannot > > open display" msg. any thoughts or suggestions? send > > reply to > > casp_semper@yahoo.com > > thanks much > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/
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