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From: "Shannon Wheeler" <swheeler@altech.ab.ca>
To: "'8 BSD Qs'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: XSetup trouble
Date:   Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:36:56 -0700
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From: Michael Rothenberg <rothenberg@automationonline.com>
Date: November 2, 1999 10:13 AM


> Could not start the X server.


I'm pretty sure I got something like that on each installation I've done...
not to worry yet.

>No other info was given. Then the screen went black. A second later it came
>up with an eye searing dot pattern with the mouse cursor as a big 'X'. The

just like all of mine...

>mouse is a PS/2 mouse and works fine (i.e. it moves and clicks). I thought
>I was done, as in hosed, and without a command prompt. I tried a bunch of
>keys and key combos (including the 3 finger salute) to no avail. I also

THE 'three finger salute' in X turns out to be CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE

>tried ctl + alt + '+' which is supposed to switch video modes in X?


cool. I didn't know that.

>might return to some resemblance of normalness. Crunch crunch crunch.. on
>and on and on for about 10 minutes.... Then it stops and I get a larger
>version of the dotted screen and mouse cursor. No error messages shown.


Sounds like the video mode finally changed.

>What now? If I just turn it off without the proper shutdown how do I


CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE.

Then, create a .xinitrc file in your home directory (I guess - I'm still
using /root) that contains the following:

#Start the pretty KDE stuff:
/usr/local/bin/startkde

#or if you like the W95 look:
/usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm95

#end of the .xinitrc file

Then, when you type: startx it should launch you into X with all kinds of
neat screensavers available.

:-)

Shannon




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