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Date:      Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:06:03 -0700
From:      manda@email.arizona.edu
To:        "Alvin Poon" <alvin@staff.csee-transport-hk.com.hk>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X-Windows !!
Message-ID:  <39AF04DE00000F81@deimos.email.Arizona.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <025f01c01641$bdc34430$1301a8c0@office.cseetransporthk.com.hk>

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Thanx for the info. However, i couldn't get it working. AS you said I con=
figured
x using XFree86 (XF86Config), but when I tried starting x-windows, I got
a lengthy message, the ending of which is as follows :

MOno : Srever for interlaced and banked monchrome adaptors (patchlevel 0)=

hgc 1280, signalview, apollo, hercules using syscons driver with X suppor=
t
(versiob 2.0)

(Using VT number 9)

XF86 config : /etc/XF86Config

(**)stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**)XKB: keymap : "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
(**)Mouse : type : Intellimouse, device : /dev/mouse, baudrate : 1200
(**)Mouse buttons: 3
(**)VGA16 Graphics device ID : AGP 2D/3D v. IN, AGP-740D"
(**)VGA16 Graphics Monitor ID : "My Monitor"
(--)VGA16 : mode "1600x1200" needs hsync frequency of 105.77 KHz. Deleted=

(--)VGA16 : mode "1280x1024" needs hsync frequency of 107.16 KHz. Deleted=

(--)VGA16 : mode "1280X1440" needs hsync frequency of 96.15 KHz. Deleted
(--)VGA16 : mode "1800X1440" needs hsync frequency of 104.52 KHz. Deleted=


-- Original Message --

>'X' is normally a soft link to another executable, for example 'XF86_SVG=
A'
>or 'XF86_VGA16', depending on the graphics card you are using.
>
>Normally, when you configure X using XF86Setup or through /stand/sysinst=
all
>(Configure->XFree86), this is done for you automatically.
>
>Alvin Poon, System Engineer
>CSEE Transport Hong Kong Limited
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Hemanth K. Manda <manda@BPA.Arizona.EDU>
>To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 3:14 PM
>Subject: X-Windows !!
>
>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> After some hard work (basically repartioned my system so that unix sta=
rts
>> within 8GB range), I could boot both unix and win98, but got the follw=
ing
>> error when tried to start X-Windows :
>>
>> execve failed for /usr/X11R6/bin/X (errno 2)
>>
>> I failed to locate a file by name 'X' in my /usr/X11R6/bin
>> directory. It would be nice if someone can explain the reason for this=

>> error along with a plausible solution. I used 'startx' to initiate  th=
e
>> X-Windows interface.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Hemanth Manda.
>>
>>
>>
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