One other thing you can do besides /stand/sysinstall is to use XFree86
-configure.
After you boot simply type the above command. After that command is
finished it will prompt you with another command to test the
configuration. Simply type the command shown on the screen and you
should see an X
That probably was what I needed, plus I needed the exact specs on my
video card and display (800x600). But someplace in there I mangled the
config file, I think. After deleting and re-installing the system (for
my 5th time) everything worked fine. I now have Gnome up and running.
I'll probable
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:14:54 -0500
Curtis Almond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lloyd,
When I was learning to install and configure FreeBSD for the first
year or so I always defaulted to using /stand/sysinstall. This
allows you to configure your input devices (mouse and keyboard),
video card,
Lloyd Hayes wrote:
I have been told that the reason that I don't have a graphic desktop yet
is because my XFree86 Server is not configured right. I finally
downloaded the exact specs on my old laptop from Gateway and plugged
them into the configure file. No help.
I tried each of the 4
How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to
start, you're going to end up disappointed.
Oops...
I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I
also tried startx, and I played with xdm. Whatever I was doing kept
coming up with errors about no
Lloyd,
When I was learning to install and configure FreeBSD for the first
year or so I always defaulted to using /stand/sysinstall. This allows
you to configure your input devices (mouse and keyboard), video card,
and choose the desktop you would like to use (Gnome/KDE).
If you are using a
Post your dmesg and your xf86config and I can try to help you.
How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to
start, you're going to end up disappointed.
Oops...
I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I
also tried startx, and I
On Wednesday 16 June 2004 09:14, Lloyd Hayes wrote:
How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to
start, you're going to end up disappointed.
Oops...
I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I
also tried startx, and I played with xdm.
