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Date:      Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:15:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      Bill Bixby <jzero@netcom.com>
To:        Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How come startx won't install
Message-ID:  <Pine.SUN.3.91.980308211441.29077B-100000@netcom15>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980308200640.2540A-100000@uniqsite.com>

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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?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> 
> 
> 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.  :(

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