From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Jan 19 16:45:13 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mail.sixpak.net (adsl-151-204-22-8.adsl.bellatlantic.net [151.204.22.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10B5837B400 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:44:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from mike (mike [192.168.10.2]) by mail.sixpak.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA27478 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2001 20:30:17 -0500 Message-ID: <001801c0827a$60a63460$020aa8c0@sixpak.net> From: "Mike" To: Subject: FreeBSD 4.2 and X Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 19:46:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C08250.772853A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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

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=20 wacked when it comes to X.

Everytime I try to run XF86Setup it = pauses for 30=20 seconds and tells me it can't initialize the (X) server.

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.

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.

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)

Any help appreciated.

Mike

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