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Date:      Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:43:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Leo Huang <hlbgz@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: Problem in Installing FreeBSD 4.6
Message-ID:  <20020626104331.28739.qmail@web14303.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <GIEELJEJOBIMBIMFKPNKIECJCEAA.jogegabsd@myrealbox.com>

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Hi, Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I can run it under root now, but I find it can't
run in other accounts. It will report cannot connect X
server. How should I solve it then?

Regards,
Leo

--- jogegabsd <jogegabsd@myrealbox.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I tried to install 4.6 on my Laptop, Compaq
> Presario
> > 1700 XL461. I meet a problem when I was setting
> the
> > XFree86 Server 4.2.0.
> > 
> > When I used the xf86cfg to config my graphic card,
> ATI
> > Rage 128 Mobil, I couldn't find any ATI graphic
> card
> > in the card list. But I noticed that the driver is
> > "ati", which is exactly the same as what
> > http://www.freebsd.org said. But however, when I
> used
> > "startx" and tried to start X Windows, KDE, it
> always
> > reported the video card error.
> > 
> > I want to know how to solve this problem? Why my
> > graphic card was not on the list? I can use
> FreeBSD
> > 4.5 with KDE very well, unless it doesn't support
> my
> > sound card, which is not important.
> 
> I had the same problem with my compaq 1700T.
> Try the "XFree86 -configure" command. This will
> generate you 
> an XFree configuration file with the exact Video
> Card
> Configuration, even with DRI(I think), the move this
> file
> to the /etc/X11/ and edit it to add the extra
> features you
> want. Depth, Resolution, etc.
> Any other problem in you laptop, don't hesitate and
> mail me,
> I'll be glad to help.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Gerardo Amaya
> 


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