hello, I will be as brief as i can on explaining my problem:
1.) here is my architecture: i.) AMD64 -> processor ii.) ASUS K8V-MX -> motherboard iii.) LG 17'' Studioworks 775N -> monitor HorizSyns = 30-70 kHz Vertsync = 50-160 Hz Resolution Max. = 1280x1024 @ 60 Hz IV.) i do not know about video-card but when FC-4 istallation uses "anaconda" to probe the video-card of my system, it shows: vesa driver (generic) 2.) I have "FreeBSD-5.4 CDs for x86" architecture. regarding this i posted the question on FreeBSD mailing-list & many people told me that these same CDs will work on AMD64 because AMD64 is backward compatible with 32 bit computing. 3.) PROBLEM: I tried to install it on my system and got the following results: i.) FreeBSD is installed (i did all ports/packages installation) but some packages (total 6) could not be installed,it says "installation failed", they are: a.) php b.) apache c.) 1 more package related to apache c.) apache-mod+perl d.) bash e.) 1 dependency of bash all of these raise "error-code 1". except these 6 everything else like GNOME, KDE, emacs, xpdf, gv is installed without any problem ii.) FreeBSD boots with login prompt: only in shell mode,no GUI at all. ( in freeBSd handbook section 2.9.12 i came to know that X server configuration fascility has been removed since 5.3 release, so i go to chapter 5 to configure X myself) iii.) I configure GUI by using: Xorg -configure. It creates a file named "xorg.conf.new" in my current directory which is root's home directory. Next if i try to: Xorg -config xorg.conf.new, my screen goes blank with the message "OUT OF FREQUENCY" & with message something like: Frequency: HF 75 Hz ( i do know whether it is Hz, KHz or GHz) VF 60 Hz operating frequency: HF 30-70 Hz (again i do not know) VF 50-160 Hz iv.) What i do is 1st add the lines "HorizSyns 30-70, VertRefresh 50-160" (fom monitor-manual) into monitor section & "Modes "1024x768" into display section of "xorg.conf.new" & then use the same command to configure it. it works and shows a yellowish desktop with 1an X and X moves as i move my cursor. v.) Then i use "xdm" command to enter into GUI, of course it enters into GUI with prompt box names "Welcome to 1" with login name & password , i enter both of then & then i press "enter". screen goes off for a second and reappears with same "Welcome 1" box. I enter login name and password again and same thing happens. i press "ctrl+Alt+backspace" 2 times and go back to shell mode. vi.) i came to know in section 5.7 that GNOME is disabled by default,so i enable it by adding "gdm_enable="YES" into "/etc/rc.conf" and then reboot my machine, after that i again use "xdm" and same thing i explained in previous step, happens. (but FreeBSD Handbook says "no further configuration is required, after enabling GNOME, it will work without any problem" BUT i do have a problem) vii.) I tried another thing ( to use GNOME directly)as explained in 'chapter 5" of FreeBSD handbook. i create ".xsession" file rather than ".xinitc" (as freeBSD uses xdm). I put a line "/usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session" into it. then i enter into shell the following command # % echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession" after pressing enter it says "/bin/sh: event not found". ( i made a check into /bin directory, "sh" file is present there). anyway i use "startx" and it takes me to a yellowish desktop with one login shell and 2 xterm shells (all are like bash shell). but no menu, no icons, no GNOME or real desktop thing. i enter commands "emacs, ggv, gv etc.) and all of these application open in GUI mode but it is disgusting. also icons of this desktop are too small to be seen. i reboot and the try xdm and same thing "Welcome to 1" as in "step v" happens but no GNOME. May you please help on this? Please tell me whether this is a hardware issue or do i need to do some configuration. thanks in advance. "arnuld" -- "the great intellectuals"
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