Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 19:46:07 -0500 From: "Mike" <mike@sixpak.net> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD 4.2 and X Message-ID: <001801c0827a$60a63460$020aa8c0@sixpak.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C08250.772853A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've tried installing from CD (4.0) I've tried installing from ftp (4.2) I've tried installing the 5.0 current ... and in each case somehow the installation goes wacked when it comes to = X. Everytime I try to run XF86Setup it pauses for 30 seconds and tells me = it can't initialize the (X) server. What I WANT to do is install minimally, adding things as I learn and = grow, not have everything but the kitchen sink installed and then try to = make sense of it. But whenever it comes to X, I'm cursed. One time I got it running correctly, but somehow I ended up with parts = of XFree 3.3.3 and XFree4.0 mixed up. It was a confusing mess. So I'm = starting over for the 20th+ time. Is anyone else having install problems with X? What kind of install are = you doing (I'm doing X-User, maybe I should go with developer to get = source files?) and what version of FreeBSD are you using? (I'm TRYING to = get 4.2 to work) Any help appreciated. Mike ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C08250.772853A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've tried installing from CD = (4.0)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've tried installing from ftp = (4.2)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've tried installing the 5.0 = current</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and in each case somehow the = installation goes=20 wacked when it comes to X.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Everytime I try to run XF86Setup it = pauses for 30=20 seconds and tells me it can't initialize the (X) server.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What I WANT to do is install minimally, = adding=20 things as I learn and grow, not have everything but the kitchen sink = installed=20 and then try to make sense of it. But whenever it comes to X, I'm=20 cursed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One time I got it running correctly, = but somehow I=20 ended up with parts of XFree 3.3.3 and XFree4.0 mixed up. It was a = confusing mess. So I'm starting over for the 20th+ = time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is anyone else having install problems = with=20 X? What kind of install are you doing (I'm doing X-User, maybe I = should go=20 with developer to get source files?) and what version of FreeBSD are you = using?=20 (I'm TRYING to get 4.2 to work)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any help appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C08250.772853A0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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