Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 16:38:11 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: David Syphers <dsyphers@igpp.llnl.gov> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 Message-ID: <199808251638.QAA00640@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:52:26 MST." <199808252152.OAA13477@beowulf.llnl.gov>
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Please, one list only.
> Okay, the frustration level's running a little high, which is why I'm
> sending this message instead of reading _more_ docs (and I'm sure the
> my guruish friend is getting tired of me running to him all the time).
> I'm attempting to install XFree86 on my Chembook 6300 laptop and I'm not
> having much sucess. I copied the necessary files to a directory in the
> /usr partition and unpacked them ("extract" didn't work, but whatever.
> i just used gunzip and tar).
Which directory? Why not use /stand/sysinstall to install X?
> I ran xf86config and the basic vanilla
> video setup (640x480 16 color using X332VG16) because my NeoMagic 128
> isn't directly supported. This didn't work. I then tried using
> XF86Setup through /stand/sysinstall, and while this seemed more
> promising (hey, it could display the very X-like thing it uses for
> setup), it got me no further. Every time I try to run X using
> "startx," I get the same error -
The very X-like thing is the VGA16 server (ie. it _is_ X).
> "{blah blah blah}
> (--) VGA16: There is no mode definition named "640x480"
>
> Fatal server error:
> No valid modes found..."
Did you save the configuration file when you finished XF86Setup?
Unless you do this explicitly, you won't have a configuration.
> *briefly stands on soapbox*
> I am new to FreeBSD. By this I do _not_ mean "I've only been a Sun
> sysadmin for 10 years" new to FreeBSD. I mean that I've come directly
> from the world of Microsoft. I've been playing around with FreeBSD off
> and on for over a year now, and obviously haven't accomplished much. I
> really like FreeBSD and the atmosphere of it's users, but I'd just like
> to cast one more vote for the idea that FreeBSD doesn't have adaquate
> support for those of us with absolutely no experience with this stuff -
> no experience with Sun, with SYSV, with Linux, or with DOS.
That's fair enough; however we don't have a multi-billion dollar
organisation which can control the hardware market and pay people to do
the corner smoothing.
One more point; XFree86 is a third-party product supplied by the
XFree86 Project. If you are having problems with it, you should be
talking to them. If we were Microsoft, we would be charging you $55
for this advice.
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