Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:24:59 -0600 From: Mike Porter <mupi@mknet.org> To: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't start X Windows Message-ID: <200108281325.f7SDP0a44994@c1828785-a.saltlk1.ut.home.com> In-Reply-To: <20010827083240.C3234@ns2.wananchi.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1010826232642.34122C-100000@fledge.watson.org> <000601c12eb5$29630cc0$8f6896d1@granitepost.com> <20010827083240.C3234@ns2.wananchi.com>
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On Sunday 26 August 2001 11:32 pm, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > I am sorry to say this but you _really_ have to go through the paces with > xfree86config to generate an XF86Config whose details you're sure of. That > file will be in /etc/X11/ if xf86cfg will run, it will give you a graphical interface similar to xf86setup on 3.3.6 (unless you are running Xfree86 3.3.6? That is the default for FreeBSD still, but IIANM Xfree86 -configure is a 4.1 feature). When I first installed XFree 4.0.2, using the binaries from xfree86.org, it worked fine. When I reinstalled my system from scratch, and used the ports version, to gain the benefits of locally compiling stuff, it doesn't run. I have heard of it failing to run for others, as well, but I have heard from lots of people that it DOES run for them. The best I can say is, try it first, then use xf86configure if that fails. > login as root then type > xf86cfg if that fails, then type: > xf86config > > answer all those questions wisely. > > then try again startx > mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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