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Date:      Wed, 27 Dec 1995 19:45:58 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        System Administrator <root@oddis.cyber-naut.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X won't run, why?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.951227194425.209C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199512272323.QAA00467@oddis.cyber-naut.com>

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On Wed, 27 Dec 1995, System Administrator wrote:

> I just got done installing X-windows on my new computer, but it won't run.

I assume this is a FreeBSD 2.1 box.

> I start X by typing "xinit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc"
> 
> It starts to load, then it gives me this message:
> "XF86OpenConsole /dev/kbd (Device not configured)"

Did you run the xf86config script to build an XF86Config file?   That 
pretty well automates the procedure.

Did you also compile a new kernel with `options "XSERVER"'?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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