From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 08:28:03 2003 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 02A0C16A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:28:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtph.ha-net.ptd.net (smtph.ha-net.ptd.net [207.44.96.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F245043D32 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:27:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from whaynes@ptd.net) Received: (qmail 16775 invoked by uid 50005); 12 Dec 2003 16:27:58 -0000 Received: from whaynes@ptd.net by smtph.ha-net.ptd.net by uid 50002 with qmail-scanner-1.20 Clear:RC:1(66.152.128.23):. Processed in 1.704341 secs); 12 Dec 2003 16:27:58 -0000 Received: from du128023.pit.ptd.net (HELO walt) ([66.152.128.23]) (envelope-sender ) by smtph.ha-net.ptd.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 12 Dec 2003 16:27:56 -0000 Message-ID: <002301c3c0cc$ddbbce40$17809842@walt> From: "Walt Haynes" To: Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:27:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Post-installation configuration problems with FreeBSD 4.4 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: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:28:03 -0000 I've installed FreeBSD 4.4 from the CD-ROM included in my FreeBSD = Unleashed book (I installed 4.4 instead of 5.0 because it's supposedly = more stable; 5.0 is a pre-release snapshot.). When I try to do the X = Server configuration stuff, the server won't start and, consequently, = X-Windows won't start. My video card is CinePak Codec by Radius, Inc. = and my monitor is a 15" ASTVision 4i (Intel (r) 82810 graphics = controller with 4MB memory, screen refresh rate of 60 hertz, resolution = is 800x600, and 24 bit color quality. For the card option, CinePak = doesn't show up in the list of potentials. Can you tell me what I might = be doing wrong in my attempt to configure X server ? By the way, I have = FreeBSD installed in a primary partition on a system on which I also run = Windows XP Professional with Boot US boot manager. I'd appreciate any = information that you can provide. Thank you.