Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 22:59:59 -0500 From: zjoe@sundsu1.deltast.edu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Help Needed for Problems with X Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20020709225959.007d4db0@sundsu1.deltast.edu>
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I installed FreeBSD 4.6 recently on my machine and tried to do the install and configuring of XFree86 during the installation. This bombed out when the screen went black and I couldn't get anything -- I had to reboot. I re-entered the program thru /stand/sysinstall and tried again later but could never get it to work. Now, I've gone back and done these commands in the handbook: # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 # make all install clean and have used "XFree86 -configure" to set up a XFree86Config file, which I copied to /etc/X11. I test this file and it opened a window with the mouse cursor as an "x". (All according to the handbook.) Now, when I try to use X with "startx" or "xinit" I get an error and it halts. Notice it is trying to open XFree86 Version 3.3.6 which can't be right. After spending days on this, can someone help me out? Below I've given a transcript of my X messages containing the error and my XFree86Config file: ------------------------------- X start messages ------------------------------- smallnext# exec fvwm[12`xdm[Kstartx XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) Release Date: January 8 2000 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Operating System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 [ELF] Configured drivers: SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 1): clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480, clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd5465, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543, clgd7548, clgd7555, clgd7556 Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) (using VT number 9) XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values Config Error: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config:1 Section "ServerLayout" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not a recognized section name X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). smallnext# exit exit Script done on Tue Jul 9 19:00:24 2002 ------------------------------- XFree86Config File ------------------------------- Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "pex5" Load "record" Load "xie" Load "xtrap" Load "speedo" Load "type1" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "MouseSystems" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "accel" # [<bool>] #Option "crt_screen" # [<bool>] #Option "composite_sync" # [<bool>] #Option "hw_cursor" # [<bool>] #Option "linear" # [<bool>] #Option "mmio_cache" # [<bool>] #Option "probe_clocks" # [<bool>] #Option "reference_clock" # <freq> #Option "shadow_fb" # [<bool>] #Option "sw_cursor" # [<bool>] Identifier "Card0" Driver "ati" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "Mach64 CT" ChipSet "ati" ChipId 0x4354 ChipRev 0x9 BusID "PCI:0:14:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" # DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Joseph A. Bentley Professor of Chemistry Dept. of Physical Sciences Phone: (662) 846-4482 P.O. Box 3255-DSU FAX: (662) 846-4486 Delta State University E-mail: jbentley@dsu.deltast.edu Cleveland, MS 38733 E-mail: zjoe@sundsu1.deltast.edu "It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." -- Gore Vidal ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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