Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2024 16:17:53 +0100 From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> To: paulf@quillandmouse.com, freeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Installing/running X11 Message-ID: <CADqw_gJOzANzNZHGtOSZJHO00C6P-P7nKD2hQxPknqng8zYr_A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20240203144851.d47zguvjtisjdsz4@yosemite.mars.lan> References: <20240203144851.d47zguvjtisjdsz4@yosemite.mars.lan>
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--0000000000004e083706107bbc6e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 15:49 Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote: > Folks: > > For context, I have a fresh install of version 14. Perhaps those of us who actually know their way around graphics (not me, I'm afraid) can be of more help if you add such information like - which HW is this? - has X11 ever worked on gjis HW (if so, under which OS)? - have you checked syslog for anything interesting? HTH Michael I've made myself part of > the wheel and video groups. I've installed drm-kmod, xdm, xf86-video-intel, > xfce, xorg and xterm. I've added hald_enable="YES", dbus_enable="YES" and > kld_list="i915kms" to /etc/rc.conf. > > At this point, advice diverges significantly. Some sites say I should be > able to just run startx and all will be fine. Some want you to run xorg > -configure. Some want you to hack X11 config files. > > What I can tell you is that X won't start with startx. For one thing, it > outputs these errors: > > (EE) > Fatal server error: > (EE) no screens found(EE) > (EE) > > Also, for what it's worth, service dbus start works. But service hald start > doesn't. The error is: > > hald does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup directories > (/usr/local/etc/rc.d), or is not executable. > > I have no idea how to proceed. > > Paul > > -- > Paul M. Foster > Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com > Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com > Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster > > --0000000000004e083706107bbc6e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" = class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 15:49 Paul M Foster <<a href= =3D"mailto:paulf@quillandmouse.com">paulf@quillandmouse.com</a>> wrote:<= br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde= r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Folks:<br> <br> For context, I have a fresh install of version 14.</blockquote></div></div>= <div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Perhaps those of us who actua= lly know their way around graphics (not me, I'm afraid) can be of more = help if you add such information like</div><div dir=3D"auto">- which HW is = this?=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">- has X11 ever worked on gjis HW (if so,= under which OS)?=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">- have you checked syslog fo= r anything interesting?=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"= auto">HTH=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Michael=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"= ><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"> I've made myself part of<br> the wheel and video groups. I've installed drm-kmod, xdm, xf86-video-in= tel,<br> xfce, xorg and xterm. I've added hald_enable=3D"YES", dbus_en= able=3D"YES" and<br> kld_list=3D"i915kms" to /etc/rc.conf.<br> <br> At this point, advice diverges significantly. Some sites say I should be<br= > able to just run startx and all will be fine. Some want you to run xorg<br> -configure. Some want you to hack X11 config files.<br> <br> What I can tell you is that X won't start with startx. For one thing, i= t<br> outputs these errors:<br> <br> (EE)<br> Fatal server error:<br> (EE) no screens found(EE)<br> (EE)<br> <br> Also, for what it's worth, service dbus start works. But service hald s= tart<br> doesn't. The error is:<br> <br> hald does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup directories<br> (/usr/local/etc/rc.d), or is not executable.<br> <br> I have no idea how to proceed.<br> <br> Paul<br> <br> -- <br> Paul M. Foster<br> Personal Blog: <a href=3D"http://noferblatz.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferr= er" target=3D"_blank">http://noferblatz.com</a><br>; Company Site: <a href=3D"http://quillandmouse.com" rel=3D"noreferrer norefe= rrer" target=3D"_blank">http://quillandmouse.com</a><br>; Software Projects: <a href=3D"https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster" rel=3D"norefe= rrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster</a><br>; <br> </blockquote></div></div></div> --0000000000004e083706107bbc6e--
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