From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 25 03:30:58 2004 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 3FCE116A4CE for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:30:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [204.156.12.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE27043D2F for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:30:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from doug@fledge.watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8P3UBnW070151; Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:30:11 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from doug@fledge.watson.org) Received: from localhost (doug@localhost)i8P3UAsd070148; Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:30:10 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from doug@fledge.watson.org) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:30:10 -0400 (EDT) From: doug To: digish reshamwala In-Reply-To: <26f398b21bff4.415442fc@usc.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 issue 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: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:30:58 -0000 Sound like it might be a syntax error. Did you edit the file? Make sure each Section has an EndSection. Generate a new file with XFree86 -configure and diff that file with /etc/X11/XF86Config. On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, digish reshamwala wrote: > Hey, > > I installed the Xfree86 & KDE desktop in my FreeBSD 5.2.1. But when I give > startx command at the root promt to invoke Xfree I get the following > message:- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > XFree86 Version 4.3.0 > Release Date: 27 February 2003 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 > Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.2.1 i386 [ELF] > Build Date: 13 February 2004 > Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/ > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Sep 24 15:40:19 2004 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/XF86Config > At least one Device section is required. > (EE) Problem parsing the config file > (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > I have pested my entire log file- Xfree86.0.log above. Please help me out to > solve this problem. > > thanks, > digish > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >