Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:20:55 +0100 From: Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> To: Jakob Buck <jakob.buck@mail.dk> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xfree86 setup problem Message-ID: <20001029182055.C39491@lucifer.bart.nl> In-Reply-To: <SAK.2000.10.29.nlqfkonb@jabu>; from jakob.buck@mail.dk on Sun, Oct 29, 2000 at 04:27:55PM %2B0100 References: <SAK.2000.10.29.nlqfkonb@jabu>
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Hej Jakob, -On [20001029 16:35], Jakob Buck (jakob.buck@mail.dk) wrote: >Im not in the mailing list, but I have a problem installing FreeBSD 4.1.1. That's not good. >When I come to the configuration of the xfree86 server, I choose >"graphic setup", choose my mouse, graphic card, resolution etc., >it starts to restart x to test the configuration. > >It's here it goes wrong, now the only thing that happens is that a >white square appers the the upper left corner, and nothing else ? > >I can kill the session by using ctrl+alt+backspace, but I can't continue >the installation because of errors, and I would hate to install FreeBSD >without xfree86. Erhm, so you don't have a problem installing FreeBSD, but only XFree86, which is a third party piece of code. Some suggestions: - continue installation of FreeBSD without X for now and after finishing the installation of FreeBSD, log in and start /stand/sysinstall as root and then retry X. - have a look at www.xfree86.org for more details on what goes wrong - Try to bother http://www.bsd-dk.dk/ -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Network- and systemadministrator <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> VIA Net.Works The Netherlands BSD: Technical excellence at its best http://www.via-net-works.nl And if it comes, the living will envy the dead... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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