Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 21:50:22 -0400 (EDT) From: strben@altavista.net To: "Greg W" <redhat_list@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [MY] Broken X and window managers Message-ID: <9910202150223C.27440@weba7.iname.net>
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I am just a Newbie to this UNIX/FreeBSD stuff but just to let you know... I got the System installed fine on a 486/50. I have installed XWindows OK from /Stand/Sysinstall AFTER FreeBSD was working ok alone. I later loaded a few better Window Managers like VTVM, FVTM?. ICE and now BlackBox which is my current favorite. Learned CVSup from: http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml Excellent lesson! I later installed GNOME from the ports collection. I had to find that one port that would install everthing in one (make install) shot. It took three days to download, compile and install all the software but it worked fine the first time. I went back and installed Enlightenment WM because I thought GNOME wanted it. It worked fine. (slow but fine) My only two real problems have been getting sound to function but that has caused me to learn how to Modify and recompile my kernel so I'll pay that. I still haven't gotten sound to work yet but I know what my next step is. It all seemed pretty straight forward to me. I am currently running 3.3-STABLE. ---- you wrote: > >From: Michael Oski <onemo@jps.net> > >OK, looks simple... In your /etc/hosts file, make sure you have the > >127.0.0.1 > >localhost line with your correct domain name in the fully qualified > >parameter. > >Mine looks like this: > > > ># $Id: hosts,v 1.9 1998/04/16 14:37:19 joerg Exp $ > ># > >127.0.0.1 localhost.one-mo.com localhost > >192.168.1.1 serv01.one-mo.com serv01 > > > >Then in your .cshrc or .profile or .whatever-shell-you-use-startup-stuff > >file > >set the environment variable DISPLAY to localhost:0.0 and export it. > > > >That should take care of things. > > > >Good luck! > > > > I suspect much more sinister error here, like a corrupted binary or > something, I had localhost, but did not have in profile etc > > I really thank you guys for tying to help, but its got the better of me, yep > I have started a fresh install, I choose kernel + X + all x libs/bin > > Will see what happens, some may say I dont have the patience to become an > Xpert, but this was going beyond the joke for me > > Will report my findings :-) who knows, I may be asking for a new CD ! > > I dont know how many RH users are reading this, but with 3.3 is X usually as > staright forward as RH (its knocked as being difficult to set x up on by > some, however its always been relatively painless irrespective of wm or > desktop) > > C ya ! > -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- Ben Hacker, Jr ~ strben@altavista.net -=*=- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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