Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 13:23:19 +0100 From: Jon Molin <Jon.Molin@resfeber.se> To: Chris Aitken <chris@ideal.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 4 problems Message-ID: <3BE927B7.D0BF9318@resfeber.se> References: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0111072304380.29405-100000@ion.ideal.net.au>
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Chris Aitken wrote: What is the output if you do startx >somefile 2>&1 ? /Jon > > Im having some major probs with configuring Xwindows on this FreeBSD 4.4 > box. Whenever I run xf86config, I go through the text installer, and > choose all the options. I tell it my mouse is found at /dev/psm0 (its a > ps2 mouse brand A4 with scroll wheels), when I start X up using startx, it > dumps itself telling there is no core pointer. > > When I use the default option of /dev/mouse is starts X up (I have not > installed any windows managers yet... want X working first) but the mouse > is all screwed up, moving all over the place, then freezing or sometimes > clearing itself from the screen alltogether. > > Can anyone give me any assistance on how to get X 4 working or what im > doing wrong... My machine config is - > > Duron 900 > Gigabyte Mobo > Aopen PA3030 TNT2 32 meg video card > FreeBSD 4.4 > XFree86 version 4.1.0 > > Im really stuck here. this whole system worked beautifully on a CD > installation of FreeBSD4.3 with the CD version of XF86.... now with this > CD install of FreeBSD 4.4 its being a nightmare. > > Thanks > > Chris > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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