Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:05:06 -0500 From: pixiedave <pixiedave@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: release 5.3 'Configure' missing 'XFree86' option Message-ID: <12698041109210541af959f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <42145F44-32D4-11D9-92D1-000D93341F5C@pole.net.nz> References: <41918741.5030400@wideopenwest.com> <1100058167.730.5.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> <42145F44-32D4-11D9-92D1-000D93341F5C@pole.net.nz>
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:52:00 +1300, James Pole <james@pole.net.nz> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > xorg runs right out of the box, just do a startx. I too was confused without the x server config in sysinstall. Before I started looking for a clue, I just typed startx and voila twm starts. I have installed 5.3's on several machines some very old, and a full instalation results in a running x with startx. Beets the hell out of the old sysinstall setup. -- "You Never Blow Your Trip Forever" Daevid Allen
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