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Date:      Fri, 24 Sep 2004 15:53:32 -0700
From:      digish reshamwala <reshamwa@usc.edu>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   XFree86 issue
Message-ID:  <26f398b21bff4.415442fc@usc.edu>

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Hey,

I installed the Xfree86 & KDE desktop in my FreeBSD 5.2.1.  But when I give 
startx command at the root promt to invoke Xfree I get the following 
message:-

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XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.2.1 i386 [ELF] 
Build Date: 13 February 2004
	Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Sep 24 15:40:19 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/XF86Config
	At least one Device section is required.
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile()

Fatal server error:
no screens found

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.
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I have pested my entire log file- Xfree86.0.log above.  Please help me out to 
solve this problem.

thanks,
digish



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