Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 19:41:50 +1000 From: "Gary and El Byrnes" <elgaz@iprimus.com.au> To: "CARTER Anthony" <a.carter@cordis.lu>, "Eduardo Viruena Silva" <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X Window problem Message-ID: <007201c313b3$b81f7950$0137a8c0@rooter> References: <001c01c313aa$0e3d1cc0$0137a8c0@rooter> <004e01c313af$e7856730$0137a8c0@rooter> <20030506041502.K62204@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> <200305061131.12621.a.carter@intrasoft.lu>
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Thanks a lot Anthony. Had to run fsck, then mount -a and swapon -a = worked. Elvira ----- Original Message -----=20 From: CARTER Anthony=20 To: Eduardo Viruena Silva ; Gary and El Byrnes=20 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 7:31 PM Subject: Re: X Window problem I think that you should do this first: mount -u / this re-mounts root as read-write, otherwise you are in read-only in = single=20 user mode... then do: mount -a swapon -a Anthony Carter On Tuesday 06 May 2003 11:15, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote: > On Tue, 6 May 2003, Gary and El Byrnes wrote: > > Hi Eduardo > > > > Thank you very much for your response. > > > > I have started the process you mentioned. I have gone through step = one > > fine. > > > > I got to the point where I edited the /etc/ttys file back to what = it > > was. When I tried saving it, I got a message that the file is = read-only > > and use ! to override. > > you did not mount your file systems: > > mount -a > swapon -a > > > What can I do now? > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > Elvira > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Eduardo Viruena Silva > > To: Gary and El Byrnes > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:56 PM > > Subject: Re: X Window problem > > > > On Tue, 6 May 2003, Gary and El Byrnes wrote: > > > Hi Everybody > > > > > > I am new to FreeBSD. Just intalled v 5.0. > > > > > > I went into /etc/ttys and changed "xterm on secure" to have = graphics > > > and having a problem after that. The GUI wouldn't come up. The = screen > > > keeps coming to a dark blue with a mouse cursor cross on it = then > > > disappears. How can I fix this please? > > > > 1) go single user: > > > > reboot your computer [if it is still on, press ctrl-alt-del] > > when freebsd boots a countdown starts from 9 to 0, before it > > reaches 0, press "space" > > > > type: > > boot -s > > > > your computer will boot but it will stop asking for a shell > > and suggesting: /bin/sh [press enter]. > > type > > mount -a > > swapon -a > > > > > > 2) fix the problem: > > > > now, edit /etc/ttys and restore "off" in the line containing = xterm. > > save this file > > reboot your computer by typing: reboot > > or press control-d. > > > > you must be sure that you have correctly configuring X before > > changing the line containing "xterm" in /etc/ttys. > > > > 3) configure X > > > > To configure X you can try: > > > > X -configure > > > > it will try to find out which your graphic environtment could = be, > > and will write a file: XF86Config.new with the resulting > > configuration. > > > > Try: > > X -xf86config ./XF86Config.new > > > > to test your configuration and, if it fits to your graphical > > environment, you will see a gray screen and you will be able to = move your > > mouse cursor. Press Ctrl-Alt-BACKSPACE to leave this graphic = screen and > > copy this file to /etc/X11/ directory with the name XF86Config: > > > > cp ./XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config > > > > if the configuration you get does not fit to your graphical > > environment, try to find out what graphic card, monitor, mouse, = keybard > > you have and try > > xf86cfg -textmode > > > > > > 4) xdm > > > > Once you have a functional configuration for your graphical > > environment, then and only then you can change the line you = changed. > > > > > I have a flatscreen monitor and I am not too sure what video = card I > > > have - some cheapie. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance. > > > > > > Elvira > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > - ______ _ > > * / /###\ / \ __ > > /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | = | > > / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | = | __ > > =3D .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | = | /\_\/ > > =3D \_| * \___\###/ * = \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ > > =3D \______/ _ > > - ______ _ > * / /###\ / \ __ > /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | | > / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | | = __ > =3D .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | | = /\_\/ > =3D \_| * \___\###/ * = \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ > =3D \______/ _ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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