Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 15:55:57 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Bill Bixby <jzero@netcom.com>, Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How come startx won't install Message-ID: <19980309155557.04194@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.980308211441.29077B-100000@netcom15>; from Bill Bixby on Sun, Mar 08, 1998 at 09:15:18PM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980308200640.2540A-100000@uniqsite.com> <Pine.SUN.3.91.980308211441.29077B-100000@netcom15>
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On Sun, 8 March 1998 at 21:15:18 -0800, Bill Bixby wrote: > > > On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Tim Moony wrote: >> On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Bill Bixby wrote: >> >>> I tried installing Xwindows via your install program, trying a >>> number of different tricks during a number of install attempts. >>> Let's see, I install User, X-User and X-Developer, and all >>> three at once. Nothing worked. How come xwindows won't >>> install. I'm using version 2.2.5. Is there a bug? >> >> I've been using XF86Setup for prototyping X86. Go to /usr/X11/bin and run >> XF86Setup and go through the steps, it sure beats xf86config. >> >> Don't worry about the high resolution, start from a working screen and as >> you experiences grow you'll be able to manually modify the >> /etc/XF86Config file. >> >> Good luck. Eventually you probably want to try KDE interface. > > There is no /usr/X11/bin directory. The install program won't > install the binaries. :( OK, how about some more details. How are you trying to install? What happens? When do you decide that something is wrong? Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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