Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 16:18:30 -0700 From: "Sending Correspondence" <netsource_corp@hotmail.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question on installing X Windows ... ref:FreeBSD Documentation Message-ID: <F118PPf3L9BGTuAyHsj00002911@hotmail.com>
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Can you please help.... For your time, I offer to write a proper documentation, adequately structured and organized, methodically written, in order to assist others that will no doubt encounter the same problem. I started with FreeBSD some 3 months ago. I have managed to install the operating system about 10 times successfully. However, I have wasted 2 and half months on the X Windows Server installation. I'm running (on 4 year old Dells) Pentium 266, 64Mb, S3 Trio+V chipset, standard Sony multiscan trinitron 17" - The operating system is the FreeBSD 4.3 stable - and I have installed all the ports (in the /usr/ports/). I can NOT figure out how to install the XFree86. I have visited and read the entire documentation of the xfree86.org's on its web site - with all respects - the documentation sucks. It can not articulately describe the most basic things and must create a nightmare of complexity in order to be consumed by its arrogance for its gigantic achievements. Based on what I can understand, the FreeBSD 4.3 with the S3 chipset is not compatible with the XFree86 4.x.x Server - which comes standard with the packages/ports. I could not successfully install the XFree86 4.x.x. on my server. I resorted to the XFree86 3.3.6 without success. Finding it was a nightmare of a task just to search for it on the /stand/sysinstall of the FreeBSD. It still does not work. No documentation that makes sense illustrating where to start and where to finish. Can you help by providing a sensible step-by-step guide for installing the X Windows Server on my server? >From: "Georgina O. Economou" <gonewest@ptdprolog.net> >To: "Sending Correspondence" <netsource_corp@hotmail.com>, ><freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <Webmaster@XFree86.Org> >CC: <xpert@xfree86.org> >Subject: Re: Question on installing X Windows ... ref:FreeBSD Documentation >Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:13:29 -0400 > >This is being sent on to our public list, XPERT, where support questions >are >generally handled. >Webmaster, unfortunately, does not have the requisite knowledge to answer >your questions. > >Regards >Georgina@Webmaster > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sending Correspondence" <netsource_corp@hotmail.com> >To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; <XFree86@XFree86.Org>; ><Webmaster@XFree86.Org> >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 7:50 PM >Subject: Question on installing X Windows ... ref:FreeBSD Documentation > > > > I am new to FreeBSD, and have had challenges with installing X Windows > > Server on my successfully installed FreeBSD 4.x Stable, from the > > ftp.FreeBSD.org site. > > > > When installing the X Windows Server (4.1.0) from the Port/Package on >the > > /stand/sysinstall tool on the FreeBSD - my computer halts and nothing >moves > > until I reboot. > > > > Checking the documentation - both FreeBSD and the XFree86.org, the >problem > > seems to be that the XFree86 4.x.x. does not support the S3Trio+ chipset >of > > my video card - however - the FreeBSD site *only* includes the XFree86 >4.x, > > and there is no mention of the XFree86 3.3.6 - > > > > However, giving up with installing the XFree 3.3.6 from the >ports/packages > > of the FreeBSD, and attempting to install the XFree86 3.3.6 from the > > www.XFree86.org, there is another problem. The XFree86 3.3.6 is only > > available for FreeBSD 3.x - and not the FreeBSD 4.x > > > > Can any one tell me how to install a XFree86 4.0.1 on FreeBSD 4.x with >S3 > > chipset? > > > > Can any one tell me where I can find the XFree86 3.3.6 for FreeBSD 4.x >with > > S3 chipset? > > > > If not - then what do people do short of changing their video cards? > > > > Is there a better way of making sure in the future that someone doesn't >go > > through this for a month before they get to this point? > > > > Can any one assist? > > > > Thank you and kind regards > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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