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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------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1C896.B2CB44C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have configured X v. 4.1 step by step. =20 a) When I run "XFree86 -configure" I get the black and grey grid with the= =20 X mouse cursor and everything appears to function properly. When I try to= =20 exit using "Cntl+Alt+Backspace" the system freezes. I have to use "Cntl+A= lt+Del" to reboot the system. =20 b) When I run "startx" from root, the system boots to a black and grey gr= id with an I-beam cursor. Nothing else happens. c) When I run "xdm" the system boots to and screen with an "XFree86" logo= . At =20 this point, it asks for a user and password. I have not set up a user acc= ount, and the BSD user account does not work. =20 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 an= ti-aliased fonts, and set up Gnome. I am very close to have a system I can start pla= ying 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 ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1C896.B2CB44C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>I have configu= red X v. 4.1 step by step. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>a) When I r= un "XFree86 -configure" I get the black and grey grid with the = </DIV> <DIV>X mouse cursor and everything appears to function properly. W= hen I try to </DIV> <DIV>exit using "Cntl+Alt+Backspace" the system freez= es. 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 boot= s to and screen with an "XFree86" logo. At </DIV> <DIV>this point, it ask= s for a user and password. I have not set up a user account, and</DIV> <D= IV>the BSD user account does not work. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I ca= n 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 t= o learn more about this OS.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any help, a= dvise, direction - will be greatly appreciated.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <= DIV>Shawn Halloran <BR></DIV></BODY></HTML><br clear=3Dall><hr= >Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href=3D'http://e= xplorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>; ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1C896.B2CB44C0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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