From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 17 15:02:09 2004 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 1AE8716A4CE for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:02:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp018.mail.yahoo.com (smtp018.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.174.115]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EC76943D48 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:02:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wyoming_antelope@yahoo.com) Received: from unknown (HELO yahoo.com) (wyoming?antelope@63.170.163.158 with plain) by smtp018.mail.yahoo.com with SMTP; 17 Jun 2004 15:01:33 -0000 Message-ID: <40D1B245.4050006@yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 09:01:25 -0600 From: Lloyd Hayes User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matt Navarre References: <40D07AFB.9050804@yahoo.com> <40D10CC5.8070301@cox.net> <40D11A8E.20604@yahoo.com> <200406162245.39710.mnavarre@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <200406162245.39710.mnavarre@cox.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD Org Subject: Re: Success! 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: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:02:09 -0000 After re-installing the system, I typed 'startx' and everything started up right away, using Gnome this time. Lloyd Hayes Email: wyoming_antelope@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Web Journal: http://lloyd_hayes.bravejournal.com/ Matt Navarre wrote: >On Wednesday 16 June 2004 09:14, Lloyd Hayes wrote: > > >> >How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to >> >>start, you're going to end up disappointed. >> >>Oops... >>I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I >>also tried startx, and I played with xdm. Whatever I was doing kept >>coming up with errors about no screen. >> >> > >Aha! a clue! You are missing at least the Screen section of your XFree config >file. The Screen section tells the X server what combination of monitor, >video card, resolution and color depth to use. > >I'm guessing that your XF86Config file isn't configured right(or at all). Try >the xf86config command I mentioned earlier, I've had better luck with that in >general than the XFree86 -configure route in the past. > >Don't feel bad, configuring X is one of the most common stumbling blocks for >new FreeBSD users, especially people coming from a Mac or Windows background. >Most Linux distros configure X automagically at install time, FreeBSD doesn't >for a couple of reasons: A) X isn't part of the base system, it's an add-on >like any other port. B) There's a stronger "learn how to do it" meme 'round >these parts than, say, the Linux or Windows camps. Linux (at least the "main" >distros) has much more a "Mom should be able to use it" mentallity. C) It's >usually not a stumbling block for long, and you end up learning a bit about >the system in the process. Think of it as a learning experience :) Or just >keep repeating "That which does not kill me can only make me stronger". > > > >>Lloyd Hayes >> >> >> > > > >