Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 16:40:15 -0400 From: "Jud" <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: "Timms, Simon" <STimms@petro-canada.ca>, "'bsd@sleve.mailshell.com'" <bsd@sleve.mailshell.com>, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Xfree86 Config Problems Message-ID: <20030624204015.AE5AB7012C@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <BB28669D4974D311B4A00008C75D1CF90F54C0B8@pcaxs02.pcacorp.net> References: <BB28669D4974D311B4A00008C75D1CF90F54C0B8@pcaxs02.pcacorp.net>
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:00:27 -0600, "Timms, Simon" <STimms@petro-canada.ca> said: > sounds like you are doing pretty good. If you are getting the gray > screen > and black X then your video card is supported and you have started X.=20 > What > you are missing is a window manager. I don't know what window manager > you > want but give fluxbox a try, it is in the ports collection. If you want > something a little heavier try KDE or GNOME. I am aware that KDE/Gnome > aren't window managers, thank you. Once you have installed a window > manager > they edit your .xinitrc and add a call to your window manager (exec > startkde > for kde, exec fluxbox for fluxbox). Check the archive of this list > somebody > has done a good walk though for this before. If you do install kde from > ports then allow a good few hours for it to finish. >=20 > try: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html the > friendly handbook for some good examples.=20=20 >=20 > good luck! A *very* helpful article: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/21/FreeBSD_Basics.html In fact, the whole "FreeBSD Basics" series on O'Reilly's Onlamp.com is excellent. You might want to scan the topics that have been covered in the 3 years the series has been running to see what else is relevant to your situation. Jud > -----Original Message----- > From: bsd@sleve.mailshell.com [mailto:bsd@sleve.mailshell.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:22 AM > To: questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: Xfree86 Config Problems >=20 >=20 > Thanks for prompt reply, guys. I enjoy this community, but hate the > install.=20=20 >=20 > While I didn't mention it in my email, I did try this as well: > > > # XFree86 -configure > And it didn't work. Gave me X cursor in gray screen and could not get > out. >=20 > As for checking for multiple config files, how would I know? Where would > I > find them? What would I do with them all, just rm them? What if I found > more than one? How do I know which one is being used? Why so many > config > utils? Why are there so many possible locations?=20 >=20 > This is my first install of BSD, and while I've installed Linux a dozen > times, I don't know where to find things in BSD. I'm overwhelmed and > frustrated. Please walk me through the steps before I give up on BSD.=20= =20 >=20 > I wonder if my S3 Savage 2000 video card is supported, even though it was > on > the list. I saw many posts about S3 problems, none with obvious > solutions. > I could use the FreeBSD 5.1 Release if that would help. I saw this link > about S3 Savage at http://www.xfree86.org/support.html a private > developer > at http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html where he says: "xvideo on > the > Savage2000 still seems to be broken. I don't know when I'll be able to > get > around to this."=20 >=20 > Thus far, the install process is overly complicated and not inviting to > new > users. I could provide specific feedback on this if anyone wants it. >=20 >=20 > >From Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net> on 23 Jun 2003: >=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 bsd@sleve.mailshell.com wrote: > >=20 > http://cgisleve.tripod.com/bsd/xfreebad.html is a web page of this info. > > > > > > XFree86 Configuration Problems > > > by Steve LeBlanc =A9 2003.6.22 > > > Installed FreeBSD for first time. Text login was fine. NIC worked. > > Did a telnet and ftp to computers on the Internet. All seemed to work > > except for configuring XFree86. No screen found when I did startx. Below > > are the details: > > > > > > The full commented files: XF86Config.txt and XFreelog.txt > > > > > > Settings > > > XFree86 Ver:4.2.1=20 > > > Release Date: 3 September 2002 > > > OS: FreeBSD 5.0 RELEASE > > > Video: S3 Savage2000 (generic) 64MB, 3D > > > Monitor: Cornea MT1700 17" LCD H: 31.5-80, V: 56-75 > > > > > > > > > After install I tried both: xf86cfg -textmode and xf86config to > > > reconfigure. I read the docs deeply and redid this 15 times, using the > > > various command line tools. Each of the last 10 times, I typed in my > > > settings and selected my Graphics card from the list. I just can't get > > > startx to work. Below are my XF86Config file and my XFree log file, > > with comments removed. > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > no screens found > >=20 > > Check the handbook: > >=20 > > 5.4.2 Configuring XFree86 4.X > >=20 > > Configuration of XFree86 4.X is a multi-step process. The first step > >=20 > > is to build an initial configuration file with the -configure option to > > XFree86. As the super user, simply run: > >=20 > > # XFree86 -configure > >=20 > > Cheers, > >=20 > > Viktor >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________________ > The FREE service that prevents junk email http://www.mailshell.com > _______________________________________________ > 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" >=20 >=20 > ******************** >=20 > This email communication is intended as a private communication for the > sole > use of the primary addressee and those individuals listed for copies in > the > original message. 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