Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 08:17:39 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: "Joshua Larkin" <jlarkin@norwich.edu>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Nubie can't connect to X-Server Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060517081609.026aadc8@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <000601c679b2$dea54330$d007020a@norwich.edu> References: <000601c679b2$dea54330$d007020a@norwich.edu>
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Assuming you loaded all the X stuff and servers, first run either:
xorgcfg
or
xorgconfig
Both are in
/usr/X11R6/bin
-Derek
At 08:07 AM 5/17/2006, Joshua Larkin wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm a newbie trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 on a Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop.
>I've been reading along in The Complete FreeBSD as I did the install but had
>a problem when it came to the "Configuring X" section. Mainly, on the Post
>Install Configuration menu, there is no option to configure XFree86? After
>searching, I booted up my machine and got to a prompt, however, when I
>"startkde," I get a constantly scrolling message that reads "Cannot connect
>to the X server." Any suggestions? Thanks everyone for your help.
>
>-Josh
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