Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:33:57 -0800 From: Johnson David <djohnson@acuson.com> To: Shawn Halloran <SPHalloran2@hotmail.com>, freebsd-newbie <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problems Starting X Message-ID: <20020311183415.1156237B404@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <OE13dP9dwEmztw1WZVA00017409@hotmail.com> References: <OE13dP9dwEmztw1WZVA00017409@hotmail.com>
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On Monday 11 March 2002 12:50 am, Shawn Halloran wrote: > b) When I run "startx" from root, the system boots to a black and grey > grid with > an I-beam cursor. Nothing else happens. You should have the twm window manager installed by default with X. Create a /root/.xinitrc file for root, and put just the following line in it: exec twm That way you can at least test and debug your X setup using a real window manager. twm isn't pretty but it is functional. > I would like to get X functioning, set up > anti-aliased > fonts, and set up Gnome. I don't think the current Gnome has anti-aliased font capabilities. The next version (in beta now) will, but until then you either have to seriously patch some stuff, stick with Qt/KDE programs, or just be patient. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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