Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:06:58 -0700 From: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net> To: raviprasad20@netscape.net Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Free BSD 4.2 installation problem regarding X windows. Message-ID: <3AE4FBE2.7901DAB1@webmail.bmi.net> References: <1313202E.39B3E4B7.9513E96F@netscape.net>
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raviprasad20@netscape.net wrote: > > Hi, > Iam istalling Free BSD 4.2 from CD rom. But iam unable to run startx to start X windows after installation. > I checked the errno value . It is 2. No such file. > But while selecting the modules for installing in the standard installation I had marked modules relating to X windows & Kde. > > While booting up i have noticed that it couldn't bind on 0.0.0.0 address. The message says address already in use. > > Kindly help me in this matter. > Also tell me the modules to be selected to enable ipv6. > > regards > ravi prasad Two things: 1) you need to make sure your /etc/hosts file properly defines atleast localhost and whatever your machine's hostname is; 2) you probably need to install the Xwrapper port in /usr/ports/x11/wrapper, if it isn't already installed. jmc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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