From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 20 11:33:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7BD616A4CF for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:33:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay1-dav60.bay1.hotmail.com [65.54.244.195]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 249E643F93 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:33:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ajaxmunroe@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:33:27 -0800 Received: from 69.14.9.79 by bay1-dav60.bay1.hotmail.com with DAV; Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:33:27 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [69.14.9.79] X-Originating-Email: [ajaxmunroe@hotmail.com] From: "Ajax Munroe" To: Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 14:33:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Nov 2003 19:33:27.0730 (UTC) FILETIME=[2BDF8120:01C3AF9D] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Please help! X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:33:31 -0000 Friends, I have tried to install Freebsd on my laptop at least twelve = times, the only problem I encounter is with xfree86. here is a quick = rundown of the scenario: everything goes as planned until I reboot, then = type startx and each time I get the same error message (xfree86 crashed) = well, not in those exact words but you get the message. I have read as = much documentation as I could as far as Freebsd and the x-window-system = are concerned. here are the specs on the laptop I desperatly want to = install Freebsd on: =20 IBM T21. 2647-8BU Generic flatpanel LCD monitor 1024 = X 768 8 MB video memory Savage IX driver <(BSD detects = this) TFT-active matrix 14.1 in. Please, If someone could just email me a little more = information on how to set the specifications for X on my model I would = greatly appreciate it.=20 = Thank you for producing FREEBSD! = ajaxmunroe@yahoo.com