From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 7 19:01:05 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 64FFC37B401 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 19:01:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-dav54.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.246.47]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BADAD43F85 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 19:01:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sukhbinders@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 19:01:04 -0700 Received: from 219.94.124.120 by bay2-dav54.bay2.hotmail.com with DAV; Tue, 08 Apr 2003 02:01:04 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [219.94.124.120] X-Originating-Email: [sukhbinders@hotmail.com] From: "Sukhbinder Singh" To: "E. J. Cerejo" , References: <20030405012315.A92644@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405021720.B93482@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405164107.A9466@skytrackercanada.com> <20030407002050.A33915@skytrackercanada.com> <3E912280.2060908@laposte.net> <20030407102846.A6906@skytrackercanada.com> <3E920278.8070104@laposte.net> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 09:59:38 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Apr 2003 02:01:04.0545 (UTC) FILETIME=[B63E9910:01C2FD72] Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation 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, 08 Apr 2003 02:01:05 -0000 I typed xf86config and the system took me to a step of X configuration and the updated the config file in the X11 directory. However, when I typed startx at the command prompt. It gives me a lengthy message where some of the important part of the messeage read as " fatal server error, no screen found" and X window system failed to run. any help in troubleshooting this will be helpful. -Singh ----- Original Message ----- From: E. J. Cerejo To: Jud Cc: Sukhbinder Singh ; David Banning ; Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 6:58 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation > You need to configure XFfree86 before attepting to run it, run > xf86config to configure and then stype startx. > > Jud wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 23:00:52 +0800, Sukhbinder Singh > > wrote: > > > >> I downloaded the port, packages and the distributions that I needed. > >> However, I am unable to run these packages. Like for instances, I want to > >> run the X - Windows environment. I am unable to run it. I went to the > >> specific directory for example the XFree86 - 4 directory and typed > >> "make && > >> make install clean" at the command prompt but however I am unable to > >> get the > >> X - windows environment running. > > > > > > If this means ppp is working for you now, that's certainly good news. > > > > What was the result of trying to build the XFree86-4 port? Was there an > > error message or not? If there was no error, you will next need to > > configure XFree86 for your system. (By the way, 'make install clean' > > will do what you want, without the need of the first 'make.') > > > > Jud > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >