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Date:      Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:55:55 +0200
From:      Tijl Coosemans <tijl@coosemans.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Fred Boatwright <fred@blakemfg.com>
Subject:   Re: Xorg Problems
Message-ID:  <201008221255.55485.tijl@coosemans.org>
In-Reply-To: <4C70A618.D6D35FFA@blakemfg.com>
References:  <4C6D1399.5050601@comcast.net> <AANLkTinu8LmA=vE6yjk3mdbvd3%2BYXLT08TchaK0=zhyR@mail.gmail.com> <4C70A618.D6D35FFA@blakemfg.com>

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On Sunday 22 August 2010 06:22:48 Fred Boatwright wrote:
> Eitan Adler wrote:
>>> The actual problem I am having is that startx produces only a completely
>>> black screen. =C2 Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro =C2 produces the ex=
pected
>>> grid and mouse pointer. =C2 A .xinitrc file is supposed to start a wind=
ow
>>> manager.
>>
>> Modern X.org installs don't show a default window manager (so a black
>> screen is "expected). What is the contents of your .xinitrc file?
>=20
> The .xinitrc file:
>  xrdb
>  xsetroot -solid gray &
>  xterm -geometry +0-100 &
>  xconsole -geometry -0+0 -fn 5x7 &
> #exec olvwm   #complained about a missing font
>  exec fvwm
>=20
> I have also tried twm.
> This file was generated from an example in the Handbook.

Check if you actually have those programs installed. If not, you need
to install these ports: x11/xrdb, x11/xsetroot, x11/xterm, x11/xconsole,
x11-wm/fvwm.

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