Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:15:18 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Bixby <jzero@netcom.com> To: Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How come startx won't install Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.980308211441.29077B-100000@netcom15> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980308200640.2540A-100000@uniqsite.com>
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On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Tim Moony wrote: > On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Bill Bixby wrote: > > > I tried installing Xwindows via your install program, trying a > > number of different tricks during a number of install attempts. > > Let's see, I install User, X-User and X-Developer, and all > > three at once. Nothing worked. How come xwindows won't > > install. I'm using version 2.2.5. Is there a bug? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > I've been using XF86Setup for prototyping X86. Go to /usr/X11/bin and run > XF86Setup and go through the steps, it sure beats xf86config. > > Don't worry about the high resolution, start from a working screen and as > you experiences grow you'll be able to manually modify the > /etc/XF86Config file. > > Good luck. Eventually you probably want to try KDE interface. > There is no /usr/X11/bin directory. The install program won't install the binaries. :( To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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