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To: "D. P. Kreil" <kreild@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: xf86cfg dies - any remedies?
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"D. P. Kreil" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am installing from the x11/XFree86-4 port (XFree-4.1.0_6) on a 4.3-RELEASE
> system with a Voodoo3 3000 card.
> I can get this to run fine, no problem, but needed to create XF86Config
> manually, because xf86cfg malfunctions:
> 
> (1) when run from cons25 as "xf86cfg" or
>     when run from xterm as  "xf86cfg -xf86config XF86Config"
> --> I get the following output before it dies:
> Module ABI versions:
>         XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1
>         XFree86 Video Driver: 0.4
>         XFree86 XInput driver : 0.2
>         XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1
>         XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.2
> Loader running on freebsd
> Illegal instruction (core dumped)
> 
> (2) when run from xterm as "xf86cfg" (my config file is in /etc/X11)
> --> It claims:
> Cannot to open config file.

be root when you do xf86cfg
> 
> xdm finds and runs just fine with the manually created XF86Config file,
> however.
> 
> Any ideas how to get the graphical tool running?
> 
> With many thanks,
> David.
> 
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