From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Aug 26 02:12:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA28617 for freebsd-mobile-outgoing; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 02:12:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.force9.co.uk [195.166.136.63]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA28590; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 02:12:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (brian@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA00813; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:11:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199808260911.KAA00813@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: David Syphers cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:52:26 PDT." <199808252152.OAA13477@beowulf.llnl.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:11:44 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Take a look at http://www.Awfulhak.org/software.html. It's got a neomagic driver and instructions for integrating it into the XFree86-3.3.2 port. > Okay, the frustration level's running a little high, which is why I'm > sending this message instead of reading _more_ docs (and I'm sure the > my guruish friend is getting tired of me running to him all the time). > I'm attempting to install XFree86 on my Chembook 6300 laptop and I'm not > having much sucess. I copied the necessary files to a directory in the > /usr partition and unpacked them ("extract" didn't work, but whatever. > i just used gunzip and tar). I ran xf86config and the basic vanilla > video setup (640x480 16 color using X332VG16) because my NeoMagic 128 > isn't directly supported. This didn't work. I then tried using > XF86Setup through /stand/sysinstall, and while this seemed more > promising (hey, it could display the very X-like thing it uses for > setup), it got me no further. Every time I try to run X using > "startx," I get the same error - > > "{blah blah blah} > (--) VGA16: There is no mode definition named "640x480" > > Fatal server error: > No valid modes found..." > > > Since XF86Setup said that it started the server correctly (and the end > of the configuration), I'm wondering if there something besides the > configuration that I'm doing wrong... > > *briefly stands on soapbox* > I am new to FreeBSD. By this I do _not_ mean "I've only been a Sun > sysadmin for 10 years" new to FreeBSD. I mean that I've come directly > from the world of Microsoft. I've been playing around with FreeBSD off > and on for over a year now, and obviously haven't accomplished much. I > really like FreeBSD and the atmosphere of it's users, but I'd just like > to cast one more vote for the idea that FreeBSD doesn't have adaquate > support for those of us with absolutely no experience with this stuff - > no experience with Sun, with SYSV, with Linux, or with DOS. > > > David Syphers > dsyphers@igpp.llnl.gov > "We are the Knights who say 'Nee!'" -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message