Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:46:46 -0700 From: Eric Kozowski <eric@routergeeks.net> To: Doug Denault <doug@safeport.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: another xfree86 question Message-ID: <20010710134646.A18014@schooner.routergeeks.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1010710154240.89627B-100000@fledge.watson.org>; from doug@safeport.com on Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 03:52:15PM -0400 References: <20010710112748.C16356@schooner.routergeeks.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.1010710154240.89627B-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 03:52:15PM -0400, Doug Denault wrote: > Did you try XFree86 -configure? This seems to scan your video > card/monitor and starts with something that (it thinks) might work (must > be run as root). i re-ran XFree86 -configure and that did the trick. thanks everyone! > > xf86cfg and xf86config are the other configuration programs. Install (or > README - I forget which) in the XFree86 distribution describes them. One > of these is text based. If you have your monitor specs you might have some > luck with that one. > > newbie@XFree86.Org is helpful if you are just getting started. It is a lot > of traffic but I think archives are available. > > G'luck > > > On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Eric Kozowski wrote: > > > > > ok, now i can run xf86cfg as root and create a config file. however, > > i cannot run XFree86 -xf6config XF86Config as another user. i get: > > > > Fatal server error: > > no screens found > > > > i checked the config file and there are valid screens defined. > > > > anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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