Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 00:00:15 -0500 From: "Clarence Brown" <clabrown@granitepost.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: can't start X Windows Message-ID: <000601c12eb5$29630cc0$8f6896d1@granitepost.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1010826232642.34122C-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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No, I don't get the Xfree86 signon screen (what ever that is). What I get is a solid dark gray screen with no cursor. This is the same if I start kde, or twm. If I run just the XFree86 it stops with the gray "hatched" background and the X cursor, which is controlled with the mouse. If my .xinitrc starts kde, or I erase the .xinitrc and let it start the default of twm the result is the same. I quick flash of the gray hatched screen with X cursor, followed by the solid dark gray screen with no cursor. The only way out from there is to hit Ctrl-Alt-BkSp. Which takes me back to the command line prompt. Any ideas? Thanks, Cla. > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Denault [mailto:doug@safeport.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 10:33 PM > To: Clarence Brown > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: can't start X Windows > > > yea - check permissions and perhaps .xinitrc needs to be > execuable. I only > have one file: > > -rwx------ 1 doug doug 53 Jul 21 18:06 .xsession* > > #!/bin/sh > /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/local/bin/startkde > > and confess to not knowing how .xinitrc is used exactly. In > my setup you > do not need the ssh-agent just the startkde. > > If you get rid of all the .x files xdm should start twm. > E.g., you will > get the Xfree86 signon screen > > On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Clarence Brown wrote: > > > OK, I commented out the kern_securlevel_enable="YES" > > and the kern_securelevel=1 lines. This allows > > XWindows to start. I can type > > XFree86 -configure and it generates a > > config file that will start XWindows like > > the documentation says. This gives me a > > gray hatched screen with an "X" cursor which > > can be controlled with the mouse. > > > > However KDE won't run, I added the line > > to start kde to the .xinitrc file and I saw > > KDE Begin to start the first time. The screen > > went blue, and I saw a KDE dialog box as it seemed > > to start building its configuration files, but > > eventually the screen went to a solid dark gray > > with no cursor. I have to hit Ctrl-Alt-Bkspace > > to get back to a prompt. > > > > Now when I type startx I see the hatched screen > > and "X" cursor for a second, then it switches to > > the dark gray blank screen. It also switches to > > the same screen with the default .xinitrc file > > that starts twm instead of kde. > > > > Is this a problem with kde or Xwindows? > > > > I installed both xwindows and kde from packages > > on the 4.3 CD. Are there known bugs in the > > package of KDE distributed on the 4.3 CD? > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Cla. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Rob > > > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 3:09 PM > > > To: Doug Denault > > > Cc: Clarence Brown; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: Re: can't start X Windows > > > > > > > > > Don't forget to also install "wrapper" from the ports. > Then you won't > > > need SETUID server. Rob. > > > > > > > > > Doug Denault wrote: > > > > > > > > Are you using kernel security? If you have > > > > 'kern_securelevel_enable="YES"', remove that and try again. If > > > > kern_securelevel=1, you can not write to /dev/io. I am not > > > sure about '0'. > > > > > > > > On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Clarence Brown wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi: > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to start xwindows on FreeBSD 4.3 > > > > > newly installed from CD. The machine is > > > > > an HP NetServer with built in graphics using > > > > > a Cirus GD5446 chip and 2 meg. > > > > > > > > > > I tried to follow the instructions in the > > > > > handbook, but running XFree86 -configure > > > > > produces the same error as below, it does not > > > > > make a starting config file. > > > > > > > > > > I tried running xf86config to produce the > > > > > config file, and that works but I still > > > > > get the same error when trying to startx. > > > > > I get the same errors when i select the > > > > > card as Cirus 544x, or 5446 noname, or > > > > > Generic VGA. > > > > > > > > > > (WW) checkDevMem: failed to open /dev/mem (Operation not > > > permitted) > > > > > linear framebuffer access unavailable > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > > > xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > > > > > > > > > Here is the log: > > > > > > > > > [cut] > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > > The Numeric Python EM Project > > > > > > www.members.home.net/europax > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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