Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:00:27 -0600 From: "Timms, Simon" <STimms@petro-canada.ca> To: "'bsd@sleve.mailshell.com'" <bsd@sleve.mailshell.com>, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Xfree86 Config Problems Message-ID: <BB28669D4974D311B4A00008C75D1CF90F54C0B8@pcaxs02.pcacorp.net>
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sounds like you are doing pretty good. If you are getting the gray = screen and black X then your video card is supported and you have started X. = What you are missing is a window manager. I don't know what window manager = you want but give fluxbox a try, it is in the ports collection. If you = want something a little heavier try KDE or GNOME. I am aware that KDE/Gnome aren't window managers, thank you. Once you have installed a window = manager they edit your .xinitrc and add a call to your window manager (exec = startkde for kde, exec fluxbox for fluxbox). Check the archive of this list = somebody has done a good walk though for this before. If you do install kde = from ports then allow a good few hours for it to finish. try: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html = the friendly handbook for some good examples. =20 good luck! -----Original Message----- From: bsd@sleve.mailshell.com [mailto:bsd@sleve.mailshell.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:22 AM To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Xfree86 Config Problems Thanks for prompt reply, guys. I enjoy this community, but hate the install. =20 While I didn't mention it in my email, I did try this as well: > > # XFree86 -configure And it didn't work. Gave me X cursor in gray screen and could not get = out. As for checking for multiple config files, how would I know? Where = would I find them? What would I do with them all, just rm them? What if I = found more than one? How do I know which one is being used? Why so many = config utils? Why are there so many possible locations?=20 This is my first install of BSD, and while I've installed Linux a dozen times, I don't know where to find things in BSD. I'm overwhelmed and frustrated. Please walk me through the steps before I give up on BSD. = I wonder if my S3 Savage 2000 video card is supported, even though it = was on the list. I saw many posts about S3 problems, none with obvious = solutions. I could use the FreeBSD 5.1 Release if that would help. I saw this = link about S3 Savage at http://www.xfree86.org/support.html a private = developer at http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html where he says: "xvideo on = the Savage2000 still seems to be broken. I don't know when I'll be able to = get around to this."=20 Thus far, the install process is overly complicated and not inviting to = new users. I could provide specific feedback on this if anyone wants it. >From Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net> on 23 Jun 2003: >=20 >=20 > On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 bsd@sleve.mailshell.com wrote: >=20 http://cgisleve.tripod.com/bsd/xfreebad.html is a web page of this = info. > > > > XFree86 Configuration Problems > > by Steve LeBlanc =A9 2003.6.22 > > Installed FreeBSD for first time. Text login was fine. NIC worked. > Did a telnet and ftp to computers on the Internet. All seemed to work > except for configuring XFree86. No screen found when I did startx. = Below > are the details: > > > > The full commented files: XF86Config.txt and XFreelog.txt > > > > Settings > > XFree86 Ver:4.2.1=20 > > Release Date: 3 September 2002 > > OS: FreeBSD 5.0 RELEASE > > Video: S3 Savage2000 (generic) 64MB, 3D > > Monitor: Cornea MT1700 17" LCD H: 31.5-80, V: 56-75 > > > > > > After install I tried both: xf86cfg -textmode and xf86config to > > reconfigure. I read the docs deeply and redid this 15 times, using = the > > various command line tools. Each of the last 10 times, I typed in = my > > settings and selected my Graphics card from the list. I just can't = get > > startx to work. Below are my XF86Config file and my XFree log file, > with comments removed. > > > > Fatal server error: > > no screens found >=20 > Check the handbook: >=20 > 5.4.2 Configuring XFree86 4.X >=20 > Configuration of XFree86 4.X is a multi-step process. The first = step >=20 > is to build an initial configuration file with the -configure option = to > XFree86. As the super user, simply run: >=20 > # XFree86 -configure >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Viktor _______________________________________________________ The FREE service that prevents junk email http://www.mailshell.com _______________________________________________ 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" ******************** This email communication is intended as a private communication for the = sole use of the primary addressee and those individuals listed for copies in = the original message. The information contained in this email is private = and confidential and if you are not an intended recipient you are hereby notified that copying, forwarding or other dissemination or = distribution of this communication by any means is prohibited. 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