Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 23:25:02 -0400 From: Greg Johnson <gjohnson@physics.clarku.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: X11 on alpha Message-ID: <19991010232502.A17654@physics.clarku.edu>
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I have recently installed FreeBSD for the first time on my alpha (AS200). Unfortunately, I can't seem to get X11 working. Here is the error I get by running either 'startx' or 'xinit' directly (as root): XFree86 Version 3.3.3.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) Release Date: January 4 1999 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Operating System: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT alpha [ELF] Configured drivers: SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0): NV1, STG2000, RIVA128, RIVATNT, mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200, mgag100, s3_virge, generic Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions You should be using Xwrapper to start the server or xdm. We strongly advise against making the server SUID root! When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). The odd thing is that if I run the server directly (XF86_SVGA), I actually get the X11 background and cursor. I believe I have set up my XF86Config correctly. Also, I installed FreeBSD 3.3R, even the above says FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT. Does anyone have any advice of where to look? Thanks, Greg -- Greg Johnson gjohnson@physics.clarku.edu http://physics.clarku.edu/~gjohnson finger for PGP key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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