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Date:      Wed, 6 Nov 2002 21:10:02 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com>
To:        "Paul A. Scott" <pscott@skycoast.us>
Cc:        Charles Pelletier <fozekizer@attbi.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: xfree86 failing
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211062109020.29581-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org>
In-Reply-To: <B9EF01CA.F2D7%pscott@skycoast.us>

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On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Paul A. Scott wrote:

> Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 17:28:42 -0800
> From: Paul A. Scott <pscott@skycoast.us>
> To: Charles Pelletier <fozekizer@attbi.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: xfree86 failing
> 
> > I've now tried about 10 different times to configure xfree86server 4.2.1.
> > each time, the process 'seems to have failed.' ideas as to why, anyone?
> 
> You might be having the same problem as me, and many others.
> 
> Try running XFree86 from the command line, rather than from sysinstall. See
> if you get a signal 11. Check /var/log/XFree86.0.log to see where the
> problem occurs. What video hardware are you using?
> 
> Paul A. Scott
> mailto:pscott@skycoast.us
> http://skycoast.us/pscott/
> 
> 

Post the output of the 'startx' command or the contents of the log file if 
possible.

JB

#  John Bleichert 
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