Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:19:14 -0400 From: Jim Brown <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Goofed up X-Install Message-ID: <20020902151914.GA93281@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> In-Reply-To: <000801c25290$47573120$2e00a8c0@dogbert> References: <000801c25290$47573120$2e00a8c0@dogbert>
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* Brian McCann <bjm1287@ritvax.isc.rit.edu> [2002-09-02 10:52]: > Hi everyone. I think I screwed up my X-Windows install and need a hand > fixing it. I figured that since the ports collection installs all > pre-reqs for you, if I went to /usr/ports/x11/kde3 and ran make, it > would put in everything I need...man was I wrong. When I run "startx", I > get and error that it can't find xinit, and when I try running "XFree86 > -configure", it can't find it. Anyone know how/what I have to install > to recover from this? I assume I probably can just run a make on > /usr/ports/x11/XFree86, but I don't want to make a bad situation worse. > Do you have a fully populated /usr/X11R6/* tree? If so, check that xinit and friends are in /usr/X11R6/bin. If not, download and install via ports, or from the XFree86 website. Also check that /usr/X11R6/bin is in your PATH. If you need to configure XFree86, first try the ASCII terminal version: /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config. It's simple and doesn't require any graphics to get started. You must know your card, monitor and mouse specifics. Remember to copy the config file to /etc/XF11/XF86Config before starting X. Good luck! HTH, jpb === > Thanks, > --Brian > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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