From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Oct 7 22:45:32 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from lima.epix.net (lima.epix.net [199.224.64.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5049B37B403 for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2001 22:45:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from brockspc (svcr-adsl-216-37-223-34.epix.net [216.37.223.34]) by lima.epix.net (8.12.1/2001100501/PL) with SMTP id f985jPlc025286; Mon, 8 Oct 2001 01:45:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001a01c14fbc$66860670$0500a8c0@brockspc> From: "Brock Kreiser" To: "Brock Kreiser" , References: <001001c14fbc$485fac00$0500a8c0@brockspc> Subject: Re: HElp with X windows Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 01:45:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C14F9A.DC539E70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C14F9A.DC539E70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Brock Kreiser=20 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 1:44 AM Hey all, Ok let first state that i am a total newbie to fbsd!!! and also im = lovin it except for X.... I no i gotta be doing something wrong someware = but cant figure it out.... I'm running 4.4R and vs.3.3.6 of X (Gnome = with Enlightment}i got fbsd runnin on a amd 700 with 128megs of ram my = vid card is a Nivida riva TNT2 with 32megs of ram.. My monitor is a = gateway ev 500 horizontal sync range is 31-69 kHz vetical is 50-100.... i can get x to start but the display is just nasty its either 1 all = grey and no pics or the display pixels are so huge and unclear you cant = see anything at all... for the vid card selection i tried the nvidia riva tnt2(generic) also = tried the Riva tnt 2 but either way cant get it to work... I did have it = working the first time i ran fbsd but then i messed something up severly = and i ended up formating and starting all over again (what can i say = Damn Newbies) and yes i have read over the handbook and even the = complete fbsd book... but no matter what i cant get it to work.. 1 more = thing the one time i did get X to work... when runnin xf86config my vid = card was # 362 which now is 466 how that happen i will never no but = thats one of those lovely things about computers i guess..=20 someone please help me!!!!!!!!! if you need more info just let me no!!!!! like i said before im just a = newbie trying to escape from microsoft :)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C14F9A.DC539E70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Brock=20 Kreiser
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 = 1:44=20 AM

Hey all,
 
    Ok let first state = that i am a=20 total newbie to fbsd!!! and also im lovin it except for X.... I no i = gotta be=20 doing something wrong someware but cant figure it out.... I'm running=20 4.4R and vs.3.3.6 of X (Gnome with Enlightment}i got = fbsd=20 runnin on a amd 700 with 128megs of ram my vid card is a Nivida = riva=20 TNT2 with 32megs of ram.. My monitor is a gateway ev = 500=20  horizontal sync range is 31-69 kHz vetical is = 50-100....
i can get x to start but the display = is just=20 nasty its either 1 all grey and no pics or the display pixels are = so huge=20 and unclear you cant see anything at all...
for the vid card selection i tried = the nvidia=20 riva tnt2(generic) also tried the Riva tnt 2 but either way cant get = it to=20 work... I did have it working the first time i ran fbsd but then i = messed=20 something up severly and i ended up formating and starting all over = again=20 (what can i say Damn Newbies) and yes i have read over the handbook = and even=20 the complete fbsd book... but no matter what i cant get it to work.. 1 = more=20 thing the one time i did get X to work... when runnin xf86config my = vid card=20 was # 362 which now is 466 how that happen i will never no but thats = one of=20 those lovely things about computers i guess..
 
someone please help = me!!!!!!!!!
 
if you need more info just let me = no!!!!! like i=20 said before im just a newbie trying to escape from microsoft :)=20
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