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Date:      Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:23:40 -0400
From:      "Andresen,Jason R." <jandrese@mitre.org>
To:        Mohsin Rahman <mtech@buffnet.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: OT - XFree86 4.0.1
Message-ID:  <3975ABDB.D1331F19@mitre.org>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.10007190846120.20565-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>

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Mohsin Rahman wrote:
> 
> I have FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE installed on a AMD Athlon. Works great.
> When I go to configure XFree86 4.0.1 from the ports collection,
> it runs thru fine, and then according to the docs, I issue:
> 
>         XFree86 -configure
> 
> It tells me to test the new server by
> 
>         XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new
> 
> which I do, and I get the grey screen, but nothing else. Ctrl-Alt-+
> does not do anything, and other than just grey screen, I get nothing.
> 
> Has anyone on the list gotten XFree86 4.0.1 to run with an ATI card.
> It shoud be straight forward, but cant get it to work. Thanks in
> advance. I have gone thru the docs on Xfree86.org, but still get
> stuck at this grey screen. Any pointer appreciated.

I think your X is working, you just don't have anything running.

Try hitting ctrl-alt-backspace to kill the X server and run the "startx"
command.  It should bring up a few xterms and an ugly window manager
(twm).


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