From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 13 7:28: 0 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from 1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu (1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu [128.147.18.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39EA937B407 for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2001 07:27:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:29:27 -0400 Message-ID: <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A6685E2@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu> From: "Person, Roderick" To: "'mc@speakeasy.net'" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: XF86Setup doesn't exist.. how can i get it Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:26:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C13C60.1B5D2260" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C13C60.1B5D2260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The XF86Setup doesn't exist for 4.1. There is a little utility call x86cfg I believe, look for some like that. It's a bit helpful. It works better after you have done the XFree86 -config. But I ended up having to edited the config file by hand. But, it's not hard and it well worth it, IMHO. Roderick P. Person Programmer II personrp@ccbh.com "Popularity is bland." > -----Original Message----- > From: mc@speakeasy.net [mailto:mc@speakeasy.net] > Sent: September 13, 2001 10:09 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: XF86Setup doesn't exist.. how can i get it > > > i installed 4.4 rc4 from cd and xfree86 4.1.0 (since i have a > GeForce2 GTS card)... XF86Setup doesn't exsist so i can't > correctly setup xwindows. I even tried XFree86 -configure and > it made the config file and then proceeded with XFree86 > -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new . XWindows did start but > remained at the point were just the zig zag background and > "x" mouse icon were the only things displaying... How can i > fix this and/or where can i grab a copy of XF86Setup > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C13C60.1B5D2260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: XF86Setup doesn't exist.. how can i get it

The XF86Setup doesn't exist for 4.1. There is a = little utility call x86cfg I believe, look for some like that. It's a = bit helpful. It works better after you have done the XFree86 -config. = But I ended up having to edited the config file by hand. But, it's not = hard and it well worth it, IMHO.

Roderick P. Person
Programmer II
personrp@ccbh.com

"Popularity is bland."

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mc@speakeasy.net [mailto:mc@speakeasy.net]
> Sent: September 13, 2001 10:09 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: XF86Setup doesn't exist.. how can i = get it
>
>
> i installed 4.4 rc4 from cd and xfree86 4.1.0 = (since i have a
> GeForce2 GTS card)... XF86Setup doesn't exsist = so i can't
> correctly setup xwindows. I even tried XFree86 = -configure and
> it made the config file and then proceeded with = XFree86
> -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new . XWindows did = start but
> remained at the point were just the zig zag = background and
> "x" mouse icon were the only things = displaying... How can i
> fix this and/or where can i grab a copy of = XF86Setup
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" = in the body of the message
>

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