2005/5/6, Naomi Fernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "Hi! > > I'm having a devil of a time trying to configure XFree86 Server and Desktop > in FreeBSD 5.3. > > I was running FreeBSD 4.9 just fine complete with Gnome2. Yesterday, I > installed (from scratch) FreeBSD 5.3 on the same machine. The installation > went fine and the machine booted perfectly. When I "sysinstall" to do a > "Post-Installation Configuration", I don't get the option to "Configure the > XFree86 Server" or Desktop. So I never get the chance to configure my > monitor or video card or choose Gnome2 as my GUI. > > When I "startx" as root, I get this really clunky lo-res screen with three > windows on it. When I exit that and go back to the prompt, I get a message > saying "fbdev does not exist". > > I've reinstalled about half a dozen times and it's always the same. Can you > please advise me of why I can't get to the point of configuring my monitor > and card and then select Gnome2 as my GUI? I selected "X-user" when I did > the install. As I mentioned above, all worked perfectly under FreeBSD 4.9. > If there is any another information that I can provide, please let me know.
No need to reinstall. Try reading the fine documentation at freebsd.org/handbook or more specific to this problem, http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html . -- If I write a signature, my emails will appear more personalised. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"