From owner-freebsd-stable Fri Mar 8 16:29:20 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from tasha.vonbek.dhs.org (bgm-24-24-79-198.stny.rr.com [24.24.79.198]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F102737B416 for ; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 16:29:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by tasha.vonbek.dhs.org (Postfix, from userid 500) id 4E949287E580; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:30:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:30:24 -0500 From: "Johnny B ." To: Devang Muchhala Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X-window Message-ID: <20020308193024.A1548@tasha.vonbek.dhs.org> Reply-To: "Johnny B ." References: <000c01c1c610$f6198ad0$6401a8c0@cheesypoofs> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000c01c1c610$f6198ad0$6401a8c0@cheesypoofs>; from devmuchhala@yahoo.com on Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 02:47:46PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG When you attempt to start X, it dumps a log. That log is in /var/log by default I think. You can also generate a local one (i.e. in your home account): csh: $ startx >& startx.log sh/bash: $ startx > startx.log 2&1 I hope the csh is right - Im not a csh user. You can also just read the default. Sounds to me like you havent configured X yet. As root, type: # xf86config and do the best you can for your hardware. Don't be upset if you need to run xf86config a few (hundred) times - once you get the hang of it it's ok. If you're hardware is reasonable standards-compliant, you may only have to run it once! If you have an oddball video card and/or monitor you may want to check the hardware compatibility list in the program /stand/install. HTH - JB On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 02:47:46PM -0500, Devang Muchhala wrote: > Hello, > > I am very new at UNIX, but I am learning as I go along. I have installed v4.4. I have followed directions to try and install xwindow, and keep getting error messages. I have tried to install it during the initial install, and also with the xf86config utility. > > The error message I get is "Fatal Server Error: AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0". Of course, being a newbie, I do not know how to use the command line to send you the output file. > > I've tried suggestiosn form the website and the user manual, but to no avail. > > I have bought the retail version from Walnut Creek. I would really like to get the Xwindow up and going. > > Appreciate any help. > > Thanks, > +--------------------------------- | John Bleichert | syborg@stny.rr.com | http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message