Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 17:24:17 -0400 From: Marcia Barrett Nice <mimerki@saintmail.net> To: Alexander DiMauro <alexdimauro@worldnet.att.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: newbie Message-ID: <3B180801.F892F65C@saintmail.net> References: <005d01c0eab6$ae3796c0$28fefea9@electronicdreams.com> <20010601172808.BA2BF5C10@clyde.goodleaf.net> <003901c0ead4$11d80530$28fefea9@electronicdreams.com>
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I had similar problems getting XFree86 to run on my box (also under 4.2). In my case this problem appeared to be that I was selecting the incorrect monitor settings, so that is where I would suggest starting. (In my case it also has something to do with the fact that it's a monitor the university was throwing out for being too old so I have no actual info on it.) However, keep in mind that this advice is worth every penny you paid for it... ;> Barrett Alexander DiMauro wrote: > > I've got FreeBSD 4.2, trying to setup XFree86 4.0.2. > > I have an NVidia TNT2 video card and a ViewSonic A75f monitor. The computer > itself is a home built one with an iWill motherboard and an Athlon 600Mhz. > None of the other hardware seems to have a problem. > > I get to the point in the install where you start the XFree86 setup. > Everything works fine, the GUI starts up, the mouse and keyboard work fine. > I select the video card from the list, then when I get to the monitor > portion, maybe I'm selecting the wrong choice? I select a monitor with > variable rate and maximum 1280 x 1024 @67Mhz. I set it to 1024 x 768. When I > tested, the screen went gray and then a white rectangle appeared in the > upper left. Is that the screen? If so, how do I center it? That's it. I > waited for a long time, nothing happened, it just stayed like that. So, I > started over, and this time picked the same settings, but @76Mhz. This time, > a blue rectangle with "Out Of Bounds" moved across the screen and once > again, I waited, and nothing happened. No keys worked, it was just stuck > like that. Both times I couldn't reboot, I had to hit the reset switch on > the computer. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > --Alex > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J.Goodleaf" <john@goodleaf.net> > To: "Alexander DiMauro" <alexdimauro@worldnet.att.net> > Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 12:28 PM > Subject: Re: newbie > > > This seems like a reasonable place to start. > > > > You should begin, though, by describing the hardware you've got, which > > versions of FreeBSD and XFree86 you're trying to install, and what you > mean > > by "crash." > > > > -John > > > > Alexander DiMauro writes: > > > > > I'm a newbie who is trying to install FreeBSD, but it keeps crashing at > the XFree86 Setup part. I'm confused as to where to ask my question since I > read that : > > > > > > Support questions should be sent to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. > > > > > > But when I sign up for that mailing list it says: > > > > > > "You should not send "how to" questions to the technical lists unless > you consider the question to be pretty technical." > > > > > > So, where do I ask a "how to" about XFree86 Setup? > > > > > > Just wondering... > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > | J. Goodleaf | > > | | > > / ) | Technology Coordinator | > > / / | FreeBSD Advocate | > > ( ( | email ==> | > > (((\ \> |/ ) john@goodleaf.net | > > (\\\\ \_/ /_________________________| > > \ / > > \ _/ > > / / > > / / > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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