Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:26:29 -0400 From: "Jeff Miller" <jdmiller@domainbank.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: problem configuring X Message-ID: <002c01c0c468$c94d1990$1202a8c0@domainbank.com> References: <5.1.0.12.0.20010413234242.009f6890@mail.a2000.nl>
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Are you trying to do this as a non-root user? If that is the case, sounds like a permissions problem. You need to install the wrapper for X. I believe thats in /usr/ports/x11/wrapper That allows non-root to run X. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pim Bliek" <bliekp@cable.a2000.nl> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 5:47 PM Subject: problem configuring X > Hello all, > > I'm quite new to FreeBSD. Actually, I'm just using it for a couple of days. > After years of Linux I decided I needed a real fast and secure system... > > Currently I'm trying to setup X on a Sis 6326 chipset on an old SVGA > monitor using FreeBSD 4.2 (full install). Somehow it doesn't work. I used > xf86config (because XF86Config didn't work, it couldn't start the default X > server....) to configure. I did this loads of times in my life but somehow > now it doesn't work. > > When I try to start X (using startx) I get: > > <QUOTE> > > (--) SVGA: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 39.56 kHz. Deleted. > (--) SVGA: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 48.00 kHz. Deleted. > (**) FontPath set to > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/us r/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/ X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" > > Fatal server error: > xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (Operation not permitted) > > </QUOTE> > > > If needed I can send more details of my system. (f.i. the compelte X output) > > Regards, > > Pim Bliek > bliekp@cable.a2000.nl > > BSD Newbie ;-) > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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