Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 16:38:33 +0000 From: Niall Smart <rotel@indigo.ie> To: Ed <ebs@wwa.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation 2.2.5 Message-ID: <199804121538.QAA01243@indigo.ie> In-Reply-To: Ed <ebs@wwa.com> "installation 2.2.5" (Apr 12, 12:32am)
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On Apr 12, 12:32am, Ed wrote: } Subject: installation 2.2.5 > Xfree86 FAQ mentioned that I should mail questions to this email address, > I hope it has been directed to the right place. Yep. > I am attempting to install FreeBSD 2.2.5 on a clean ide hard drive, and > have noticed that I cannot get any X server installed! During the > installation, either full install or X-User distribution, the directory > /usr/X11R6 does not get created at all, which is concerning. I have > repartitioned and reloaded ALL distributions, and X refuses to load. I've never used the FreeBSD install program to install X so I can't comment on this, I usually install it manually. As you are having problems this is the approach I would recommend, it is not tough, basically you just have to extract some tar files, read the RELNOTES and README files in XF86331. > I have tried to manually install XF86332 (from the CD installation disk), > and the postinst.sh script fails to run completely, failing at ldconfig > line. What is the error message? > I have also tried to copy all the *tgz's locally, and run > gzip -dc * | tar -xvf - > and this unpacks all the files. When running XF86Setup, it will complete > the configuration (of an S3 86C775 card), but it fails to run xinit and > create a link to the server, x --> XF86_S3 This is a known problem with the XF86Setup program, a workaround is documented in the RELNOTES.TXT for 2.2.5. > I have tried to upgrade the XF86332 server, but this did not help the > above situation. I'd go back to the 331 server. > Is it possible that I have a bad install CD since it is refusing to load > the X1R6 at all? Unlikely, but possible. -- Niall Smart. Microsoft Suck. See www.freebsd.org for details. echo "#define if(x) if(!(x))" >> /usr/include/stdio.h To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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