From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 05:59:41 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBE1437B404 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 05:59:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au (smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au [210.50.30.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 375AD43FD7 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 05:59:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from elgaz@iprimus.com.au) Received: from rooter (211.26.162.16) by smtp01.syd.iprimus.net.au (7.0.012) id 3E96D1D2003F4DC4; Tue, 6 May 2003 22:59:23 +1000 Message-ID: <013a01c313cf$656f8030$0137a8c0@rooter> From: "Gary and El Byrnes" To: "CARTER Anthony" , "Matthew Seaman" References: <20030506100549.GC95479@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <200305061402.17653.a.carter@intrasoft.lu> <013001c313cc$6243c310$0137a8c0@rooter> <200305061446.21164.a.carter@intrasoft.lu> Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 22:59:56 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: Eduardo Viruena Silva cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X Window problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 12:59:42 -0000 Thanks. Here it is: vi /etc/ttys ttyv8 "/usr/XIIR6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure no duplicates ----- Original Message -----=20 From: CARTER Anthony=20 To: Gary and El Byrnes ; CARTER Anthony ; Matthew Seaman=20 Cc: Eduardo Viruena Silva ; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:46 PM Subject: Re: X Window problem Ah, I've had that before....the getty stuff... ok, post your entry from /etc/ttys for /dev/ttyv8 should be something like: ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure verify that you don't have 2 entries...Now, while you do that I'll = rack my=20 brain to remember what I did to stop that... Anthony On Tuesday 06 May 2003 14:38, Gary and El Byrnes wrote: > I actually don't know. I tried searching www.fcc.gov > for it but no data. I tried reducing to what = you > suggested. The screen rapidly flashes from the command prompt to = black. > When I hit ctrl+alt+del I can see a message "getty repeating too = quickly > on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 secs". ? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: CARTER Anthony > To: Gary and El Byrnes ; Matthew = Seaman > ; CARTER Anthony > > Cc: Eduardo Viruena Silva ; > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:02 PM > Subject: Re: X Window problem > > How much RAM is on your S3 Trio64? Are you sure you are not trying = to > get a > resolution that your card has not enough RAM for? > > Try reducing colours to 16-bit and screen resolution to 800x600 and = test > > that... > > Anthony > > On Tuesday 06 May 2003 13:41, Gary and El Byrnes wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am so glad I learnt so much already. I rebooted several times = and > > ran > > > mount -a and it didn't give me any error messages. > > > > I tried playing around with my system and I can't get X to work. = Could > > somebody please help me. I am wondering what would be the closest > > ranges > > > I should pick to get this to work. I tried a few and they didn't = work. > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Elvira > > > > Video card: S3 Trio64 > > Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 171s - > > Horizontal Rate > > Vertical Rate > > Maximum Pixel Rate 30 ~ 81 KHz > > 56 ~ 76 Hz > > 135MHz > > 1280 x 1024 > > VGA 640 x 480 @ 85Hz > > SVGA 800 x 600 @ 85 Hz > > XGA 1024 x 768 @ 85 Hz > > SXGA 1284 x 1024 @ 76Hz > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Matthew Seaman < mailto:m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk > > > > > > To: CARTER Anthony < mailto:a.carter@cordis.lu > > > > > > Cc: Eduardo Viruena Silva < mailto:mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx > > > ; Gary and El > > > < mailto:elgaz@iprimus.com.au > = Byrnes ; > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > < mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:19 PM > > Subject: Re: X Window problem