Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 02:45:46 -0300 From: "Renato Marques" <renato_fbsd@optrade.com.br> To: "Lloyd Hayes" <wyoming_antelope@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Still no graphic desktop Message-ID: <022301c4542e$5695c060$2101a8c0@p4> References: <40D07AFB.9050804@yahoo.com> <40D10CC5.8070301@cox.net> <40D11A8E.20604@yahoo.com>
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Post your dmesg and your xf86config and I can try to help you.
> >How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to
> start, you're going to end up disappointed.
>
> Oops...
> I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I
> also tried startx, and I played with xdm. Whatever I was doing kept
> coming up with errors about no screen.
>
> Lloyd Hayes
>
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>
> Matt Navarre wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Lloyd Hayes wrote:
> >
> >> I have been told that the reason that I don't have a graphic desktop
> >> yet is because my XFree86 Server is not configured right. I finally
> >> downloaded the exact specs on my old laptop from Gateway and plugged
> >> them into the configure file. No help.
> >> I tried each of the 4 configure methods from the menu. No good, nor
> >> does the graphics menu work any more.
> >> I have attempted to switch from KDE to Gnome, to Windowmaker. Again,
> >> no good.
> >
> >
> > How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to
> > start, you're going to end up disappointed.
> >
> > To start X you need to either type startx at the command prompt or
> > edit /etc/ttys to start xdm (or kdm or gdm) on the console.
> >
> > here's the handbook page on configuring xdm to start after boot:
> > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-xdm.html
> >
> > Generally the step in section 5.6.2 is all you need to do, the rest is
> > advanced options that you needn't be concerned with at this point.
> > This info applies to kdm and gdm (KDE Display Manager and Gnome
> > Display Manager, respectively)
> >
> > To get your desired desktop to start you need to put the command to
> > start it in $HOME/.xinitrc(for startx) or $HOME/.xsession(for xdm). To
> > get KDE started (assuming it's installed) just type
> > 'echo startkde >> .xinitrc' at the prompt. Assuming you're at the text
> > console type 'startx'. KDE should start.
> >
> >
> >> I have tried several other things such as the one below:
> >>
> >> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
> >> # make install clean
> >>
> >> It then suggests that I 'make reinstall' or 'make deinstall'. I tried
> >> reinstall first with it then suggesting that I 'make reinstall' again
> >> or 'make deinstall'.
> >>
> >> # make deinstall
> >>
> >> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
> >> # make install clean
> >>
> >> While this seemed to install ok, it was still no help. I'm still
> >> stuck with line item commands.
> >>
> >> When executing afterwards: XFree86 -configure I get: Fatal Server
Error
> >> xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O
> >
> >
> > Hmm, are you doing this as root? You need to be. Another alternative,
> > if you have the specs for your monitor and video card, is
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config. It'll ask you questions about your setup
> > and generate a config file based on what you tell it. Try that, and if
> > you still have problems post your config file and relevant log
> > messages to the list, and we'll try to help.
> >
> >>
> >> Log says the same thing.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >
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