Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:45:39 -0500 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Sandbox Video Productions <sandboxpro@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: startx doesn't work Message-ID: <410880F3.3050505@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20040729034852.95441.qmail@web14101.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040729034852.95441.qmail@web14101.mail.yahoo.com>
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Sandbox Video Productions wrote: >I type "startx" and i get this msg before it >terminates > >XFree86 Version 4.3.0 >Release Date: 27 February 2003 >X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 >Build Operating System: FreeBSD 4.10 i386 [ELF] >Build Date: 29 April 2004 > Before reporting problems, check >http://www.XFree86.Org/ > to make sure that you have the latest version. >Module Loader present >Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) >default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) >informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not >implemented, (??) unknown. >(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Jan > 1 00:57:41 1999 >(EE) Unable to locate/open config file >(EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() > >Fatal server error: >no screens found > >When reporting a problem related to a server crash, >please send >the full server output, not just the last messages. >This can be found in the log file >"/var/log/XFree86.0.log". >Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org. > > Well ... where is it? (Heh, both the "full server output" and the "config file")... Actually, maybe we can get somewhere just by locating the file in question. Quite often, that's /etc/X11/XF86Config ... you did create it, we must assume; or, you ran the auto config and saved your changes to wherever it said ... likely /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/? In that dir there are also some sample config files. Tune one to your liking and put it in one of the places noted above, and try again. Also, you might want to read the Handbook chapter on X. Used to be chapter 5, not sure now --- they are reworking it. HTH, KDK
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