Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 23:46:33 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Bixby <jzero@netcom.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How come startx won't install Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.980311234322.10642B-100000@netcom5> In-Reply-To: <19980309155557.04194@freebie.lemis.com>
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On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > On Sun, 8 March 1998 at 21:15:18 -0800, Bill Bixby wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Tim Moony wrote: > >> On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Bill Bixby wrote: > >> > >>> I tried installing Xwindows via your install program, trying a > >>> number of different tricks during a number of install attempts. > >>> Let's see, I install User, X-User and X-Developer, and all > >>> three at once. Nothing worked. How come xwindows won't > >>> install. I'm using version 2.2.5. Is there a bug? > >> > >> I've been using XF86Setup for prototyping X86. Go to /usr/X11/bin and run > >> XF86Setup and go through the steps, it sure beats xf86config. > >> > >> Don't worry about the high resolution, start from a working screen and as > >> you experiences grow you'll be able to manually modify the > >> /etc/XF86Config file. > >> > >> Good luck. Eventually you probably want to try KDE interface. > > > > There is no /usr/X11/bin directory. The install program won't > > install the binaries. :( > > OK, how about some more details. How are you trying to install? What > happens? When do you decide that something is wrong? > > Greg > Well, I'm trying to install X-windows. But the binaries won't install and the install program doesn't create the X11 directory mentioned in the 'env' path variable. I choose X-windows, I 'commit', the install program runs for about an hour copying over /bin files, etc. then it stops, asking me if I want to add some last minute packages. I say no, attempt to configure X-windows from the install program, and the install program says X-windows isn't installed. Bummer! :( :( To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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