From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 29 21:54:22 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDD316A421 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:54:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from siraj.shaikh@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com (rv-out-0910.google.com [209.85.198.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABFA113C43E for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:54:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from siraj.shaikh@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id l15so2138977rvb.43 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:54:21 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=/uyXoxLU+qbzj6JvBpj8lnJ6AYFzoXupwxn3j//pkJU=; b=FAaJz2azzCXevRRXP6l7h8Gkdo+wlZfOjL7R+quGXsr0uWTTjdnDidc4w2QvvDhPSW/d3UhcDcikSKHjuVWuHOe8aBYRKF8YAMNdQ8BtlSb45r3spQjOtISI+4pRtAJFCiOXVnSZSLlJqLVTXZ7GP8OTdrJ2oLrtuZH8BPNvhSM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=H8UUw03EevsRz2LyectINEJYnfp1cfbujlWWVDKJS7uq70PyQPJNbyQU72lAec18ecm3zAP8GBDMoEKl4CzHwqDuijcZukKvy9wEY4RSFA1PyWeIH5lZcfTgtXKCWST7SZMqcxUkEl3j100It7HLJU6JDURXjjAMh8ljS+4BrDw= Received: by 10.140.132.8 with SMTP id f8mr4770448rvd.206.1201643661520; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:54:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.140.126.13 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:54:21 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:54:21 +0000 From: "Siraj Shaikh" To: doug@safeport.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <3b2ddd940801281410o77b87c2ajbfbee2f5f276b934@mail.gmail.com> <6e9d2bb40801281539l2e983011pff27c17073e6a8e5@mail.gmail.com> <479F1BBB.2020008@student.utwente.nl> <479F1C56.8010401@gmail.com> <479F34F8.2070501@student.utwente.nl> <20080129152311.T2946@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <479F3A8E.9000901@student.utwente.nl> <3b2ddd940801290856r5be3825bq36132618ceb82921@mail.gmail.com> <20080129150419.I92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:54:22 -0000 On 29/01/2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > On 29/01/2008, doug wrote: > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > > > > One question: I have just installed FreeBSD 6.3, and tried "startx" > > > but it isnt coming up, giving some sort of error. Am I missing > > > something here? I did choose for "Windows X" during the FreeBSD setup > > > - shall I do a port upgrade? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > This is really a new thread. The handbook Chapter 5, The X Window System has the > > steps to follow. If your video card is support, it will just work. > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-install.html > > > > > > I installed FreeBSD 6.3 and asked for X during the step. The link only > shows me how to add the X package. Shall I add the package right on > top now, or shall I remove X first, and then install the port/package > after that? > > Thanks > I have just reinstalled Xorg (using the xorg port) and tried startx again but it doesnt work. The error message is something like (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0) (WW) I810: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:2:1) found (II) Module "ddc" already built-in (EE) VESA(0): No matching modes (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration Fatal server error: no screens found X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown) Please help!!! Thanks