From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 3 13:47:16 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA28408 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 3 Nov 1996 13:47:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from pop.metronet.de (root@[193.168.209.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA28390 for ; Sun, 3 Nov 1996 13:47:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from md ([192.168.101.43]) by pop.metronet.de (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA32465 for ; Sun, 3 Nov 1996 22:46:41 +0100 Message-ID: <327D82AA.3431@metronet.de> Date: Sun, 03 Nov 1996 22:45:59 -0700 From: mdeliga X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Can't start the X-server. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Dear friends. I have installed FreeBSD up and running. When I want to start the X-server with startx, I get the message: Can't find startx. Going into the subdirectory /usr/X11R6/bin and typing: ./startx the machine answeres: Can't find xinit. I have configured the Xserver with xf86config through /stand/sysinstall. I have set the path in /etc/profile through: # echo 'PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin' >>/etc/profile. But what's wondering me is that within /etc/profile there is nothing written exept some # marked out command- and explanation lines. I also checked out the symlink of /usr/X11R6/bin/X which pointed to the appropriate S3 Xserver. I also had xdm running. I can tell you, I really tried hard for at least two weaks. I have bought two books which couldn't resolve the problem. 1st question: What about not finding the startx file? 2nd question: Where and how to configure the shell (path etc.)? 3rd question: I need a really good book about freeBSD/and X configuration and system-maintenance. I thank you very much, also for answering my former question. Michael Deliga, Munich << mdeliga@metronet.de >>