Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 23:12:31 -0400 From: "Mike Flanagan" <mikenoc@mindspring.com> To: "Kent Stewart" <kstewart@owt.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Getting X windows to work with XFree86 4 Message-ID: <027401c24340$6dd3cc00$847ba8c0@monkey> References: <021f01c2431c$659ba680$847ba8c0@monkey> <3D598F3A.7010301@owt.com>
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Kent you are geniuse thank you :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent Stewart" <kstewart@owt.com> To: "Mike Flanagan" <mikenoc@mindspring.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Getting X windows to work with XFree86 4 > > > Mike Flanagan wrote: > > > I am unable to setup x windows with Xfree86 4. Using > > > > previous versions I could use XF86Setup and it would auto > > > > probe my video card "S3Virge" and work perfectly. It appears > > > > that XF86Setup is no longer an option so I tried using xf86cfg. > > > > When I try using xf86cfg it launches an xsession perfectly > > > > but I do not see an option to save the settings. Then I exit > > > > out of xf86cfg and do a startx and get a fatal server error > > > > no screens found. It sounds like the xserver isnt setup but > > > > I do not see an option to config anything when xf86cfg is launched. > > > > Is there a way to save the settings once xf86cfg launches ? > > > > > > > It sounds like you didn't remove /etc/XF86Config or at least rename it > to o.XF86Config. I found that 4.2 expects it in > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > > Kent > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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