arnuld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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)
Okay, that sounds fine.
>
> 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.
Correct.
> 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
I don't believe you're intended to install *everything* on the CDs.
Some of them seem to interfere with each other. You can always go
back and install them later, so there is no reason to install anything
until you *know* you want it.
The error code 1 doesn't mean anything; it's just the "make" program
reporting that something reported an error to *it*. You need to look
back a little farther to see the real problem, but in all likelihood,
the problem is just that you installed too many things and they got in
each other's way.
> 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.
Well, you at least have X running at that point. You may be able to
optimize it, but deal with one problem at a time.
> 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.
For xdm and similar login managers, you need a .xsession script. If
it exits, then the X server resets (so you want a script that doesn't
exit). [If you don't have an .xsession, then the default script is in
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession, which "exec"s xsm, a simple X session
manager. This means that the session gets reset as soon as xsm exits,
which you can do from an on-screen menu.]
>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)
You are confusing gdm with Gnome. gdm is the Gnome login screen, but
if you have a .xsession script, that is still what will get used to
set up your X session. I believe that you need to put "gnome-session"
into your .xsession.
> 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
> "/u
