Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 00:50:11 -0800 From: "Shawn Halloran" <SPHalloran2@hotmail.com> To: "freebsd-newbie" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Problems Starting X Message-ID: <OE13dP9dwEmztw1WZVA00017409@hotmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I have configured X v. 4.1 step by step. a) When I run "XFree86 -configure" I get the black and grey grid with the X mouse cursor and everything appears to function properly. When I try to exit using "Cntl+Alt+Backspace" the system freezes. I have to use "Cntl+Alt+Del" to reboot the system. b) When I run "startx" from root, the system boots to a black and grey grid with an I-beam cursor. Nothing else happens. c) When I run "xdm" the system boots to and screen with an "XFree86" logo. At this point, it asks for a user and password. I have not set up a user account, and the BSD user account does not work. I can not find adequate information about setting up the window manager, and I do not know where to look. I would like to get X functioning, set up anti-aliased fonts, and set up Gnome. I am very close to have a system I can start playing with, and I am anxious to learn more about this OS. Any help, advise, direction - will be greatly appreciated. Shawn Halloran Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com [-- Attachment #2 --] <HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>I have configured X v. 4.1 step by step. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>a) When I run "XFree86 -configure" I get the black and grey grid with the </DIV> <DIV>X mouse cursor and everything appears to function properly. When I try to </DIV> <DIV>exit using "Cntl+Alt+Backspace" the system freezes. I have to use "Cntl+Alt+Del"</DIV> <DIV>to reboot the system. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>b) When I run "startx" from root, the system boots to a black and grey grid with</DIV> <DIV>an I-beam cursor. Nothing else happens.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>c) When I run "xdm" the system boots to and screen with an "XFree86" logo. At </DIV> <DIV>this point, it asks for a user and password. I have not set up a user account, and</DIV> <DIV>the BSD user account does not work. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I can not find adequate information about setting up the window manager, and</DIV> <DIV>I do not know where to look. I would like to get X functioning, set up anti-aliased</DIV> <DIV>fonts, and set up Gnome. I am very close to have a system I can start playing</DIV> <DIV>with, and I am anxious to learn more about this OS.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any help, advise, direction - will be greatly appreciated.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Shawn Halloran <BR></DIV></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>;home | help
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