Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:44:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> Cc: German <gentgerman@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X won't start Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1510152043410.3711@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20151016075205.35512541@X220.alogt.com> References: <20151015131224.212aa292@asterius.asterius.net> <20151016075205.35512541@X220.alogt.com>
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On Fri, 16 Oct 2015, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:12:24 -0400 > German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> >> I am brand new to FreeBSD ( just installed it a few hours ago). So I >> installed base system, then I made pkg install xorg, pkg install >> lxde-meta and trying to run X. When I issue "startx" I got the >> following: >> >> server error, no screens found. Unable to connect to X server. >> Connection refused. xauth: ( argv) 1: bad display name "dawkins:0" in >> remove command. >> >> Any ideas? Thanks > > I do not use packages, so my answer could be totally off. If I install > X from sources, it does not have any drivers. There should be driver > packages matching your hardware. You can have a look > at /usr/ports/x11-drivers what is available and the install when you > need. Even for simple things like mouse and keyboard, you will have to > install a driver. The X meta-port or package install a set of drivers. "No screens found" usually means there is something weird, like a multi-GPU setup (Optimus). Without knowing what hardware is involved, it's hard to be more specific.
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