From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 22 03:21:30 2003 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 D173E16A4B3 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:21:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from box.se (20.0-24.41.214.212.host.songnetworks.se [212.214.41.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F31943FF7 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:21:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from baterista@arrhythmetic.net) Received: from WorldClient ([212.214.41.20]) by box.se ([212.214.41.20]) with SMTP (MDaemon.PRO.v6.7.9.R) for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:28:09 +0200 Received: from [213.64.156.99] via WorldClient with HTTP; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:28:09 +0200 Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:28:09 +0200 From: "Fredrik =?iso-8859-1?Q?Carl=E9n?=" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: X-Mailer: WorldClient 6.7.9 X-Authenticated-Sender: baterista@arrhythmetic.net X-MDRemoteIP: 212.214.41.20 X-Return-Path: baterista@arrhythmetic.net X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: XFree86 configuration process 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: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:21:30 -0000 Hello! I would like one of two things (inclusive OR, down below!): - A pointer such as an URL to a resource where the details of the X server and configuration is explained in an understandable way, Or - An explanation as to how to use the xf86cfg tool so the end product is a usable graphic interface. I have installed FreeBSD now for about 5 years on different machines, and I find that later it has become increasingly difficult to configurate X. For me, it's more or less a trial-and-error process (if this doesn't work, then does *this*?, etc...) I admit that I don't understand X very well. I don't see why I would have to, either. This is the *only* thing I hold against FreeBSD, and I know that probably it isn't very easy to make a point-and-click configuration program for X, it seems to be a client-server thingamajig of unfathomable depths. Cthulhuoid. One of the Great Old Ones, what whith tentacles and all. Nevertheless, an understandable configuration interface would be great. A *bit* self-explanatory, maybe? I really have to get my FreeBSD-gui going 'til tomorrow, I have a Computer Science lab report due Wednesday...if that's possible, I am happy. Now, I "$ startx" and, fine, my fluxbox Window Mangler came up once. Then it didn't want to start. *When* it started, I had 1600xSomething in screen resolution. *Not* what I wanted...I don't know, I am about to give up in favour maybe of something as pusillanimous as Red Hat :) /Fredrik Carlén, Stockholm, Sweden.