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Date:      Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:59:06 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
To:        Mike Flanagan <mikenoc@mindspring.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Getting X windows to work with XFree86 4
Message-ID:  <3D598F3A.7010301@owt.com>
References:  <021f01c2431c$659ba680$847ba8c0@monkey>

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Mike Flanagan wrote:

>  I am unable to setup x windows with Xfree86 4. Using
> 
> previous versions I could use XF86Setup and it would auto
> 
> probe my video card "S3Virge" and work perfectly.  It appears
> 
> that XF86Setup is no longer an option so I tried using xf86cfg.
> 
> When I try using xf86cfg it launches an xsession perfectly
> 
> but I do not see an option to save the settings. Then I exit
> 
> out of xf86cfg and do a startx and get a fatal server error
> 
> no screens found. It sounds like the xserver isnt setup but
> 
> I do not see an option to config anything when xf86cfg is launched.
> 
> Is there a way to save the settings once xf86cfg launches ?
> 
>


It sounds like you didn't remove /etc/XF86Config or at least rename it 
to o.XF86Config. I found that 4.2 expects it in 
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

Kent

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Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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