Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:08:59 +0000 From: "Siraj Shaikh" <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> To: doug@safeport.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot Message-ID: <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> References: <3b2ddd940801281410o77b87c2ajbfbee2f5f276b934@mail.gmail.com> <479F1C56.8010401@gmail.com> <479F34F8.2070501@student.utwente.nl> <20080129152311.T2946@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <479F3A8E.9000901@student.utwente.nl> <3b2ddd940801290856r5be3825bq36132618ceb82921@mail.gmail.com> <20080129150419.I92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com> <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org>
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On 29/01/2008, doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > > On 29/01/2008, Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 29/01/2008, doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> wrote: > >>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>> > >>>> One question: I have just installed FreeBSD 6.3, and tried "startx" > >>>> but it isnt coming up, giving some sort of error. Am I missing > >>>> something here? I did choose for "Windows X" during the FreeBSD setup > >>>> - shall I do a port upgrade? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>> > >>> This is really a new thread. The handbook Chapter 5, The X Window System has the > >>> steps to follow. If your video card is support, it will just work. > >>> > >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-install.html > >>> > >>> > >> > >> I installed FreeBSD 6.3 and asked for X during the step. The link only > >> shows me how to add the X package. Shall I add the package right on > >> top now, or shall I remove X first, and then install the port/package > >> after that? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > > I have just reinstalled Xorg (using the xorg port) and tried startx > > again but it doesnt work. The error message is something like > > > > (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0) > > (WW) I810: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:2:1) found > > (II) Module "ddc" already built-in > > (EE) VESA(0): No matching modes > > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration > > > > Fatal server error: > > no screens found > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown) > > > > Please help!!! > > This looks like you did not configure X. As the handbook 5.4.2 says if startx > does not work you need to run: Xorg -configure and then test that with > > Xorg -config xorg.conf.new > > If your Xorg is < 7.3 you have to do this. Depending on the defaults selected > and your video card, you may need to edit your screen section. Xorg 7 did not > work for me. In Xorg 6 all setup is manual and required. My screen section: > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > # DefaultDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 1 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 4 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 8 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 15 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 16 > Modes "1280x1024" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > > I did configure Xorg as it said in the handbook, but after that the test didnt work, still gave me the same error. I then installed from a port (I assume that will be the latest Xorg 7.3 is it? How can I check what version do I have? What is way forward now? uninstall this and install Xorg 6?
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