From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 28 08:05:58 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAE4A37B404 for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 08:05:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (oe42.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.18.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5A3A43FAF for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 08:05:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from travel_360@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 28 May 2003 08:05:57 -0700 Received: from 219.95.20.107 by oe42.law12.hotmail.com with DAV; Wed, 28 May 2003 15:05:57 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [219.95.20.107] X-Originating-Email: [travel_360@hotmail.com] From: "Travel 360" To: "E. J. Cerejo" References: <20030405012315.A92644@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405021720.B93482@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405164107.A9466@skytrackercanada.com> <20030407002050.A33915@skytrackercanada.com> <3E912280.2060908@laposte.net> <20030407102846.A6906@skytrackercanada.com> <3E920278.8070104@laposte.net> <3E92610C.90204@laposte.net> Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 23:05:19 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 May 2003 15:05:57.0796 (UTC) FILETIME=[A4A9EE40:01C3252A] cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 15:05:59 -0000 I was unable to upload the pkg directory, but I see in the directory there were many programs installed. I am unable to run any of them. like for example i cannot run elm either. I should just be able to run it by typing elm at the prompt but I am getting an error message. any help will be helpful. --Singh. ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. J. Cerejo" To: "Sukhbinder Singh" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:41 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation > Please run this command: > > ls -d /var/db/pkg > ~/installed_pkgs.txt > > this will create a test file in your home directory of all installed > ports, please paste the contents, I wanna see what you have installed. > > Sukhbinder Singh wrote: > > I typed xf86config and the system took me to a step of X configuration and > > the updated the config file in the X11 directory. However, when I typed > > startx at the command prompt. It gives me a lengthy message where some of > > the important part of the messeage read as " fatal server error, no screen > > found" and X window system failed to run. any help in troubleshooting this > > will be helpful. > > > > -Singh > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: E. J. Cerejo > > To: Jud > > Cc: Sukhbinder Singh ; David Banning > > ; > > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 6:58 AM > > Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation > > > > > > > >>You need to configure XFfree86 before attepting to run it, run > >>xf86config to configure and then stype startx. > >> > >>Jud wrote: > >> > >>>On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 23:00:52 +0800, Sukhbinder Singh > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>I downloaded the port, packages and the distributions that I needed. > >>>>However, I am unable to run these packages. Like for instances, I want > >>> > > to > > > >>>>run the X - Windows environment. I am unable to run it. I went to the > >>>>specific directory for example the XFree86 - 4 directory and typed > >>>>"make && > >>>>make install clean" at the command prompt but however I am unable to > >>>>get the > >>>>X - windows environment running. > >>> > >>> > >>>If this means ppp is working for you now, that's certainly good news. > >>> > >>>What was the result of trying to build the XFree86-4 port? Was there an > >>>error message or not? If there was no error, you will next need to > >>>configure XFree86 for your system. (By the way, 'make install clean' > >>>will do what you want, without the need of the first 'make.') > >>> > >>>Jud > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>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" > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > > > >