From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 22 14:31:30 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E08B1065693 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:31:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fred@blakemfg.com) Received: from mail.getnet.net (mail.getnet.net [216.19.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0EA8A8FC1E for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:31:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 23684 invoked from network); 22 Aug 2010 14:31:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 22 Aug 2010 14:31:29 -0000 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at getnet.net Received: from mail.getnet.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.getnet.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id iQ50ArO-qvj1 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:31:28 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 23658 invoked from network); 22 Aug 2010 14:31:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blakemfg.com) (fredb@216.19.219.132) by mail.getnet.net with ESMTPA; 22 Aug 2010 14:31:27 -0000 Sender: fred Message-ID: <4C7131FA.E9C7EC15@blakemfg.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:19:38 -0700 From: Fred Boatwright X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.6 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4C6D1399.5050601@comcast.net> <4C70A618.D6D35FFA@blakemfg.com> <201008221255.55485.tijl@coosemans.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Xorg Problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:31:30 -0000 Tijl Coosemans wrote: > > On Sunday 22 August 2010 06:22:48 Fred Boatwright wrote: > > Eitan Adler wrote: > >>> The actual problem I am having is that startx produces only a completely > >>> black screen.  Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro  produces the expected > >>> grid and mouse pointer.  A .xinitrc file is supposed to start a window > >>> manager. > >> > >> Modern X.org installs don't show a default window manager (so a black > >> screen is "expected). What is the contents of your .xinitrc file? > > > > The .xinitrc file: > > xrdb > > xsetroot -solid gray & > > xterm -geometry +0-100 & > > xconsole -geometry -0+0 -fn 5x7 & > > #exec olvwm #complained about a missing font > > exec fvwm > > > > I have also tried twm. > > This file was generated from an example in the Handbook. > > Check if you actually have those programs installed. If not, you need > to install these ports: x11/xrdb, x11/xsetroot, x11/xterm, x11/xconsole, > x11-wm/fvwm. > Those programs are actually installed. Best regards, Fred