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Date:      Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:14:14 -0000
From:      Mike Dewhirst <Dewhirst.M@UCLES.org.uk>
To:        'Bob Bomar' <bulldog@fxp.org>
Cc:        "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: startx fails
Message-ID:  <0B0368CED76DD4118E1200D0B73E9B5D041E9F6E@MAIL1>

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I think you've selected a monitor from the config script that's refresh rate
is higher than the one you have.

have a look at:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html

Hope this helps,

Mike Dewhirst


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Bomar [mailto:bulldog@fxp.org]
> Sent: 20 March 2002 14:06
> To: questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: startx fails
> 
> 
> I am trying to get X up and running on my 4.4 Release box.
> When I run startx, the X server starts, but all it does is 
> show lines that wave across the screen.  
> 
> Attached is the output of startx.
> 
> I would also like to know where the log files are for X.
> 
> 
> -- 
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I think you've selected a monitor from the config script =
that's refresh rate is higher than the one you have.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>have a look at:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2><A HREF=3D"http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/boo=
ks/handbook/x-config.html" TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_=
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hope this helps,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Mike Dewhirst</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; From: Bob Bomar [<A HREF=3D"mailto:bulldog@fxp.org"=
>mailto:bulldog@fxp.org</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Sent: 20 March 2002 14:06</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; To: questions@freebsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Subject: startx fails</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I am trying to get X up and running on my 4.4 Relea=
se box.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; When I run startx, the X server starts, but all it =
does is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; show lines that wave across the screen.&nbsp; </FON=
T>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Attached is the output of startx.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I would also like to know where the log files are f=
or X.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; -- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; |------------------------------------|</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; | Bob Bomar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; | bulldog@fxp.org&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp; |</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; | <A HREF=3D"http://fly.homeunix.org/~bob" TARGET=
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nbsp; |</FONT>
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