Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 09:01:05 +0100 (MET) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: mdeliga@metronet.de (mdeliga) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Can't start the X-server. Message-ID: <199611040801.JAA25443@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <327D82AA.3431@metronet.de> from mdeliga at "Nov 3, 96 10:45:59 pm"
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> Dear friends. I have installed FreeBSD up and running. When I want to > start the X-server with startx, I get the message: Can't find startx. > Going into the subdirectory /usr/X11R6/bin and typing: ./startx the > machine answeres: Can't find xinit. I have configured the Xserver with > xf86config through /stand/sysinstall. I have set the path in What shell are you running? Are you sure you are running sh? Did you export PATH? > /etc/profile through: # echo 'PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin' >>/etc/profile. > But what's wondering me is that within /etc/profile there is nothing > written exept some # marked out command- and explanation lines. I also > checked out the symlink of /usr/X11R6/bin/X which pointed to the > appropriate S3 Xserver. I also had xdm running. > I can tell you, I really tried hard for at least two weaks. I have > bought two books which couldn't resolve the problem. > 1st question: What about not finding the startx file? > 2nd question: Where and how to configure the shell (path etc.)? > 3rd question: I need a really good book about freeBSD/and X > configuration and system-maintenance. > I thank you very much, also for answering my former question. > Michael Deliga, Munich << mdeliga@metronet.de >> > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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