X -config /root/xorg.conf.new -- the grey screen of death
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 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X -config /root/xorg.conf.new -- the grey screen of death
doh! CNTR-ALT-BACKSPACE rtfm Thanks, Peter On 5/19/06, Peter Michaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
