Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:44:58 -0500 From: Randi Harper <sektie@mac.com> To: "Walt Haynes" <whaynes@ptd.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Post-installation configuration problems with FreeBSD 4.4 Message-ID: <E77C412C-2CCA-11D8-9281-000393D46EC6@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <002301c3c0cc$ddbbce40$17809842@walt> References: <002301c3c0cc$ddbbce40$17809842@walt>
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On Dec 12, 2003, at 11:27 AM, Walt Haynes wrote: > I've installed FreeBSD 4.4 from the CD-ROM included in my FreeBSD > Unleashed book (I installed 4.4 instead of 5.0 because it's supposedly > more stable; 5.0 is a pre-release snapshot.). When I try to do the X > Server configuration stuff, the server won't start and, consequently, > X-Windows won't start. My video card is CinePak Codec by Radius, Inc. > and my monitor is a 15" ASTVision 4i (Intel (r) 82810 graphics > controller with 4MB memory, screen refresh rate of 60 hertz, > resolution is 800x600, and 24 bit color quality. For the card option, > CinePak doesn't show up in the list of potentials. Can you tell me > what I might be doing wrong in my attempt to configure X server ? By > the way, I have FreeBSD installed in a primary partition on a system > on which I also run Windows XP Professional with Boot US boot manager. > I'd appreciate any information that you can provide. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > 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" > You're just a teensy bit outdated. FreeBSD 5.x is -RELEASE, just not -STABLE. and the latest version of FreeBSD 4.x is 4.9. This might be your problem. Check freebsd.org. Randi Harper sektie@freebsdgirl.com http://freebsdgirl.com
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