Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 04:24:58 +0530 From: Manish Jain <jude.obscure@yandex.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, B J <va6bmj@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Fresh Installation Of FreeBSD 11.2--Mate Not Working Properly Message-ID: <5385f72e-56f0-5899-68d0-627e8cde3232@yandex.com> In-Reply-To: <20181202231414.bc873ae8.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAP7QzkMd5jZ-DRj%2BUC0r%2B%2BfQPkzxW-_3d7jkEVFzWox6xfX_6A@mail.gmail.com> <CAP7QzkPeWsmUSvxUQpQKASnz5r1LJPR27f9t9t%2BjfDW_iweQzQ@mail.gmail.com> <20181202231414.bc873ae8.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 12/03/18 03:44, Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 21:36:54 +0000, B J wrote: >> I'm now have a fresh direct installation of 11.2 and I just installed >> xorg using pkg. Running: >> >> Xorg -configure >> Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new > > Those two steps aren't usually needed. X will configure > itself on startup automatically, so there's hardly a need > for a configuration file. > > > >> and I eventually get a dark screen on my monitor. >> >> What did I do wrong? Thanks. > > Nothing, that is the correct behaviour. In order to get > a window manager or desktop environment, just install it. ;-) > > Further details: > > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-config.html > > > I had the same problem. The problem here is not what you are doing is incorrect. The xorg documentation is wrong. It prompts you to run 'Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new' to test the server. But that leads to a blank screen. If you want to test your config, just use startx Regards, Manish Jain
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