From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 15 17:08:32 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F7B916A4CE; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:08:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net (smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net [209.86.89.67]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AA9843D3F; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:08:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from [206.255.31.21] (helo=yoda.datawok.com) by smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 4.34) id 1D16Bb-0007q4-EA; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:08:31 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:09:05 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <200502151155.54894.hindrich@worldchat.com> In-Reply-To: <200502151155.54894.hindrich@worldchat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200502151109.05408.algould@datawok.com> X-ELNK-Trace: ee791d459e3d6817d780f4a490ca69563f9fea00a6dd62bca5af4920f50197176552dcc2a2e2e236350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 206.255.31.21 cc: questions@freebsd.org cc: Peterhin Subject: Re: Configure X Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:08:32 -0000 On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:55 am, Peterhin wrote: > I have just installed Freebsd 5.3 using a standard install, with all > packages, and ports. > > When I go to Configure X (as per the handbook 2.9.12) using > "Configure" Do post-install configuration of Freebsd, in the > Configuration menu there is no sub menu "XFree86" > > Where did I go wrong.? Use Chapter 5.4 instead: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html I have always had an easier time configuring X separately from the installation process. Best of luck, Andrew Gould