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From: Eric Kjeldergaard <kjelderg@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Trouble with XFree86 Configuration
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2005/5/6, Naomi Fernandez <naomi.fernandez@sympatico.ca>:
> "Hi!
>=20
> I'm having a devil of a time trying to configure XFree86 Server and Deskt=
op
> in FreeBSD 5.3.
>=20
> I was running FreeBSD 4.9 just fine complete with Gnome2. Yesterday, I
> installed (from scratch) FreeBSD 5.3 on the same machine. The installatio=
n
> went fine and the machine booted perfectly. When I "sysinstall" to do a
> "Post-Installation Configuration", I don't get the option to "Configure t=
he
> XFree86 Server" or Desktop. So I never get the chance to configure my
> monitor or video card or choose Gnome2 as my GUI.
>=20
> When I "startx" as root, I get this really clunky lo-res screen with thre=
e
> windows on it. When I exit that and go back to the prompt, I get a messag=
e
> saying "fbdev does not exist".
>=20
> I've reinstalled about half a dozen times and it's always the same. Can y=
ou
> please advise me of why I can't get to the point of configuring my monito=
r
> and card and then select Gnome2 as my GUI?   I selected "X-user" when I d=
id
> the install. As I mentioned above, all worked perfectly under FreeBSD 4.9=
.
> If there is any another information that I can provide, please let me kno=
w.

No need to reinstall.  Try reading the fine documentation at
freebsd.org/handbook or more specific to this problem,
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html .

--=20
If I write a signature, my emails will appear more personalised.