Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:17:21 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Bill Bixby <jzero@netcom.com> Cc: Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How come startx won't install Message-ID: <19980313111721.61043@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.980311234322.10642B-100000@netcom5>; from Bill Bixby on Wed, Mar 11, 1998 at 11:46:33PM -0800 References: <19980309155557.04194@freebie.lemis.com> <Pine.SUN.3.91.980311234322.10642B-100000@netcom5>
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On Wed, 11 March 1998 at 23:46:33 -0800, Bill Bixby wrote: > > > On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> On Sun, 8 March 1998 at 21:15:18 -0800, Bill Bixby wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Tim Moony wrote: >>>> On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Bill Bixby wrote: >>>> >>>>> I tried installing Xwindows via your install program, trying a >>>>> number of different tricks during a number of install attempts. >>>>> Let's see, I install User, X-User and X-Developer, and all >>>>> three at once. Nothing worked. How come xwindows won't >>>>> install. I'm using version 2.2.5. Is there a bug? >>>> >>>> I've been using XF86Setup for prototyping X86. Go to /usr/X11/bin and run >>>> XF86Setup and go through the steps, it sure beats xf86config. >>>> >>>> Don't worry about the high resolution, start from a working screen and as >>>> you experiences grow you'll be able to manually modify the >>>> /etc/XF86Config file. >>>> >>>> Good luck. Eventually you probably want to try KDE interface. >>> >>> There is no /usr/X11/bin directory. The install program won't >>> install the binaries. :( >> >> OK, how about some more details. How are you trying to install? What >> happens? When do you decide that something is wrong? > > Well, I'm trying to install X-windows. But the binaries won't install > and the install program doesn't create the X11 directory mentioned > in the 'env' path variable. I choose X-windows, I 'commit', the > install program runs for about an hour copying over /bin files, etc. > then it stops, asking me if I want to add some last minute packages. > I say no, attempt to configure X-windows from the install program, > and the install program says X-windows isn't installed. Bummer! :( :( This is really not nearly enough detail. Do you have a directory /usr/X11R6/bin? If you do, you need it in your path. Otherwise tell me which install program you mean. Give me the names of the programs you run. Give me the messages they output. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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