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Date:      Fri, 9 Aug 1996 13:32:47 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Frank Seltzer <frankd@yoda.fdt.net>
To:        Jesse <bextreme@m4.sprynet.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X-Windows has ceased to exist (sorta)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.960809133214.224H-100000@Kryten.nina.com>
In-Reply-To: <199608091702.KAA12785@m4.sprynet.com>

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On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Jesse wrote:

>  Hello!  Sorry to bother you, but I have a real doozie of a problem 
> here. You see, FreeBSD seems to think that NONE of the files that 
> should be executable (such as /usr/X11R6/X, which DOES exist BTW), 
> are actually executable. 

Is /usr/X11R6/bin in your path?

>  I know what your thinking, oh, he didn't install correctly, well, 
> the thing is, I have checked and rechecked twice. EVERY file is 
> EXACTLY where it should be. They all are the correct size. In fact so 
> far I have re-installed twice (once using sysinstall, the other 
> manually.)
>   I have plenty of space, no errors (exept the X: command not found, 
> xstart : command not found, etc. etc. etc. In fact, as near as I can 
> tell, there isn't a single file thats executable anywhere in my X11R6 
> directory.
>   
>   So far I have read both the handbook, the FAQ, and the X-Windows 
> readme three times through. I can find no reference to this problem.
>   I am using the Generic Kernel v2.1.5.
> 
> 
>                         Jesse  Brown  (bextreme@sprynet.com)
>              
>                                                           
> 

Frank
--
Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a 
draft dodger sleeps in the White House.    <unknown>





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