Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 10:13:18 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: sporkl@dti.net Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X Message-ID: <19971031101318.44136@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971030174625.269A-100000@iconoclastic.com>; from sporkl on Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 05:50:59PM %2B0000 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971030174625.269A-100000@iconoclastic.com>
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On Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 05:50:59PM +0000, sporkl wrote: > M'poor X server.... > > I followed instructions, set my Hsync rate to 30-36 Khz and > attempted to run startx. No you didn't. > It caused a fatal server error because it could not write to ttyvc, > which is what it did before I figured out "X vtxx". I wrote yesterday: >> I don't have a ttyvc. > > Precisely. > >> As far as I can tell, it wants a thirteenth virtual terminal for my >> twelve. I only have twelve function keys, and when I tried to >> configure my kernel to accept thirteen virtual terminals it killed >> all my ttyv* and I had to rebuild the kernel again. I am currently >> reading all the X docs i can find on my system, and the Complete >> FreeBSD X sections. Please send help! > > X needs a terminal to open the display on. Obviously all of yours > have gettys on them, so ttyvc would be the first that it could use. > Modify /etc/ttys to change this line: > > ttyv9 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 off secure > > You'll have this set to 'on' in your machine; that's all you need to > change. Then send a SIGHUP to init: > > # kill -1 1 > > After that, you should be in business. Your X server will be under > F10. You obviously haven't followed the instructions. > I tried "startx vt1", but it still came up with the same error. I > need a way to direct startx to the terminal I am using. No you don't. > I don't know if the sync rate has been fixed, as I have not been > able to run the server. So, how do I set the virtual terminal on > startup? I RTFMed startx, but it doesn't say. Should I just try > running "X vt1"? Thank you. No. Follow the instructions. Greg
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