From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Oct 23 11:33:58 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mobil.cz (diana.mobil.cz [195.39.16.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53CE337B401 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 11:33:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ester.mobil.cz ([194.228.207.250]) by mobil.cz (8.11.6/8.11.0) with ESMTP id f9NIXgv01033 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:33:43 +0200 Received: from roman.mobil.cz ([10.2.0.89]) by ester.mobil.cz (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 2001102320304542:381 ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:30:45 +0200 Received: (from roman@localhost) by roman.mobil.cz (8.11.6/8.11.6) id f9NIc7Q09419 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:38:07 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from neuhauser@mobil.cz) X-Authentication-Warning: roman.mobil.cz: roman set sender to neuhauser@mobil.cz using -f Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:38:07 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help with Xwindows Message-ID: <20011023203807.C8947@roman.mobil.cz> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org References: <20011023182349.RFJI16495.mta10.onebox.com@onebox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20011023182349.RFJI16495.mta10.onebox.com@onebox.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on ester/Mobil(Release 5.0.7 |March 21, 2001) at 10/23/2001 08:30:45 PM, Serialize by Router on ester/Mobil(Release 5.0.7 |March 21, 2001) at 10/23/2001 08:30:51 PM, Serialize complete at 10/23/2001 08:30:51 PM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline 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 > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:23:49 -0400 > Subject: Re: Need help with Xwindows > From: "Christopher T. Jewett" > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > > I'm still having this same problem. I can run X great as root, but trying > to run it from my other accounts fails ever time with the same message. > BTW, FYI, I used /stand/sysinstall 's package file for XFree86 4.1.0. > I'm sure there's just a simple setting that has to be corrected in the > /etc/X11 directory, but which it is, I haven't the faintest idea. Does > anyone have any suggestions for us? > > Chris > > ---- L C wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am new to X windows and after installation I try to > > start x windows > > and this is what I get, when I type startx I get: > > > > xauth:creating new authority file /home/b/.xauthority > > xauth:(argv):1: bad display name ":0" in "add" command > > > > Fatal server error > > cannot open log file "/var/log/xfree86.0.log" > > > > xinit:no such file or directory(errno2): unable to > > connect to xserver > > xinit:no such process(errno3): server error I believe that this should take care of your problem: > su -m # cd /usr/ports/x11/wrapper/ # make install HTH Roman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message