Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 18:27:44 -0400 From: "Gerald A. Speak" <gaspeak@va.prestige.net> To: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kg@dccnet.com>, Martin Schweizer <info@pc-service.ch> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install XFree86 4.2.0 Message-ID: <200205201827.44564.gaspeak@va.prestige.net> In-Reply-To: <3CE940C0.9000102@dccnet.com> References: <20020520194311.B1182@saturn.spectraweb.ch> <3CE940C0.9000102@dccnet.com>
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On Monday 20 May 2002 02:30 pm, Kevin G. Eliuk wrote: > 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? It "sounds" to me like your modelines are slightly out of your monitor's spec. > > 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. if that doesn't work, try as root, "XFree86 -configure" which will create a XF86Config.new which you may have to modify to match your mouse settings, default color depth, and screen modes. > > Regards, > > KG > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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