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Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 20:08:23 -0700
From: "Peter Michaux" <petermichaux@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: X -config /root/xorg.conf.new --> the grey screen of death
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doh!

CNTR-ALT-BACKSPACE

rtfm

Thanks,
Peter

On 5/19/06, Peter Michaux <petermichaux@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am doing a little better my second time through installation. I am
> in section 5.4.2 of the handbook[1] for installing x11 using xorg.
> (The handbook seems to need a bit of an update for 6.1-RELEASE.)
>
> 76. run the command "Xorg -config"
>     it says that it detected my moust at /dev/sysmouse
>     it says that my xorg.conf file is "/root/xorg.conf.new"
> 77. the handbook says to run this command next "Xorg -config xorg.conf.new"
>     this didn't work. I got a core pointer missing error
> 78. after step 76 the computer screen said to run "X -config
> /root/xorg.conf.new". I tried this and this command worked a bit. I
> could see a little bit of and x windows screen and could move the
> cursor around with the mouse.
>
> Now I am completely stuck. I have a grey screen and an 'x' shaped
> cursor I can move.
>
> What do I do?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
>
> [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html
>