Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:52:00 +1300 From: James Pole <james@pole.net.nz> To: Mike Jeays <Mike.Jeays@rogers.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: release 5.3 'Configure' missing 'XFree86' option Message-ID: <42145F44-32D4-11D9-92D1-000D93341F5C@pole.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <1100058167.730.5.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> References: <41918741.5030400@wideopenwest.com> <1100058167.730.5.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca>
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On 10/11/2004, at 4:42 PM, Mike Jeays wrote: > It seems to have Xorg as a replacment. I am having all sorts of > trouble > configuring X for one machine - it seems to be a new learning > experience > altogether. Guess I am a bit frustrated this evening... Configuring Xorg is quite simple. As root run the following commands Xorg -configure [...wait until it creates an custom configuration in your home dir based on your hardware, the screen may go blank during this stage...] mv ~user/Xorg.conf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Xorg.conf Are you planning to run a login manager (e.g. gdm, kdm, xdm)? This greatly simplifies the set-up process of Xorg (and XFree86 too) as Xorg would not need to run as an user to use a login manager. I find that running Xorg/XFree86 as root with a login manager is usually the easiest way to set up an X server on FreeBSD. Regards, James
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