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From: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kg@dccnet.com>
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To: Martin Schweizer <info@pc-service.ch>
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Subject: Re: Install XFree86 4.2.0
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Martin Schweizer wrote:
> Hello
> 
> My sytem is a FreeBSD 4.5STABLE. I had XFree86 3.3.6. Now I have 4.2.0. If I 
> start X with xdm I see the X login for a few second and then the screen is 
> "blinking" that meens I can see the login and after a few seconds the screen 
> is black and so on. Also I hear my monitor is changing somthing 
> (click, click). After I hit CTRL-ALT-BACK I return to the console mode. 
> It's probably a wrong config in the XF86Config (attached)? What is going 
> wrong?
> Thank you in advance.

First check /var/log/xdm-errors and /var/log/XFree86.0.log for any hints.

Did you use "xf86cfg" to do the setup?

I experienced the same condition when I upgraded to 4.2.  My workaround 
was to use "xf86config" (command line interface) instead of "xf86cfg" 
(GUI interface) to compose my XF86Config file.

Regards,

KG


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