From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 19 08:50:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id IAA28784 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:50:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from keywest.ird.rl.af.mil (KEYWEST.IRD.RL.AF.MIL [128.132.193.224]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id IAA28775 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:50:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from goeringerm@keywest.ird.rl.af.mil) Received: by keywest.ird.rl.af.mil with Microsoft Exchange (IMC 4.0.837.3) id <01BD0C75.164353E0@keywest.ird.rl.af.mil>; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 11:56:06 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Goeringer, Michael" To: "'Jeffrey Auerbach'" Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: X setup during normal operations Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 11:56:04 -0500 X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.837.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Yes you can. As root run xf86config. Be sure a copy of the file XF86Config goes into /usr/X11R6/lib/X11. After that use startx to run and get you started. Michael G. ---------- From: Jeffrey Auerbach[SMTP:jeff@starmedia.net] Sent: Friday, December 19, 1997 11:39 AM To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: X setup during normal operations Can I set up and configure X windows while my FreeBSD machine is currently sending and receiving email as well as popping? Will I need to reboot? How can this be done? Jeffrey Auerbach Director of Technical Operations StarMedia Network (212)548-9618 http://www.starmedia.com