Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 20:00:46 -0700 From: "Peter Michaux" <petermichaux@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: X -config /root/xorg.conf.new --> the grey screen of death Message-ID: <3cbaf1c80605192000o3cab9e55j358f8971a62297c0@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi,
I am doing a little better my second time through installation. I am
in section 5.4.2 of the handbook[1] for installing x11 using xorg.
(The handbook seems to need a bit of an update for 6.1-RELEASE.)
76. run the command "Xorg -config"
it says that it detected my moust at /dev/sysmouse
it says that my xorg.conf file is "/root/xorg.conf.new"
77. the handbook says to run this command next "Xorg -config xorg.conf.new"
this didn't work. I got a core pointer missing error
78. after step 76 the computer screen said to run "X -config
/root/xorg.conf.new". I tried this and this command worked a bit. I
could see a little bit of and x windows screen and could move the
cursor around with the mouse.
Now I am completely stuck. I have a grey screen and an 'x' shaped
cursor I can move.
What do I do?
Thanks,
Peter
[1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html
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