From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 15 19:57:13 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2D8116A4CE for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:57:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from newalpha.avalonworks.net (newalpha.avalonworks.net [216.58.97.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6185243D3F for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:57:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hindrich@worldchat.com) Received: from Brantford-ppp3520495.sympatico.ca (Brantford-ppp3520495.sympatico.ca [206.172.134.64])j1FJuu2t057729; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:56:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from hindrich@worldchat.com) From: Peterhin To: Kevin Kinsey Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:57:29 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.3 References: <200502151155.54894.hindrich@worldchat.com> <200502151323.07605.hindrich@worldchat.com> <42124C06.8050800@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <42124C06.8050800@daleco.biz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200502151457.29491.hindrich@worldchat.com> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.82/705/Fri Feb 11 11:51:32 2005 on newalpha.avalonworks.net X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configure X Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:57:14 -0000 On February 15, 2005 14:22, you wrote: > Peterhin wrote: > >On February 15, 2005 12:09, you wrote: > >>On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:55 am, Peterhin wrote: > >>>I have just installed Freebsd 5.3 using a standard install, with > >>>all packages, and ports. > >>> > >>>When I go to Configure X (as per the handbook 2.9.12) using > >>>"Configure" Do post-install configuration of Freebsd, in the > >>>Configuration menu there is no sub menu "XFree86" > >>> > >>>Where did I go wrong.? > >> > >>Use Chapter 5.4 instead: > >> > >>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config. > >>html > >> > >> > >> > >>OK thats great, now that I am there, my problem is with say 'ee' > > > >how do I edit the text.? > >I am a total newbie to the CLI. Any help would be appreciated. > >I typed 'ee xorg.conf.new' it gives me the editor and the > >'xorg.conf.new' at the bottom of the screen. > > > >Now I don't know what to do with it, to get to the Section > > 'Monitor' > > Hmm, "ee" isn't easy? >I was able to get the file edited, all I had to do was type in the correct path. Many thanks to all. > Use the arrow keys to move around. Type the text where desired. > Probably "backspace" and "delete" work well, too. > > HTH, > > Kevin Kinsey -- Peter "Peace is never more than one thought away"