Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 19:22:35 -0400 From: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@gayteenresource.org> To: "Sending Correspondence" <netsource_corp@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Question on installing X Windows ... ref:FreeBSD Documentation Message-ID: <003001c143bd$77c89ac0$9865fea9@equinox> References: <F118PPf3L9BGTuAyHsj00002911@hotmail.com>
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The FreeBSD installer (/stand/sysinstall) should allow you to install XFree86 at boot time, or you can install it later from the same place. -- Jonathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sending Correspondence" <netsource_corp@hotmail.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 7:18 PM Subject: Re: Question on installing X Windows ... ref:FreeBSD Documentation > > Can you please help.... > For your time, I offer to write a proper documentation, adequately > structured and organized, methodically written, in order to assist others > that will no doubt encounter the same problem. > > I started with FreeBSD some 3 months ago. I have managed to install > the operating system about 10 times successfully. However, I have > wasted 2 and half months on the X Windows Server installation. > > I'm running (on 4 year old Dells) Pentium 266, 64Mb, S3 Trio+V chipset, > standard Sony multiscan trinitron 17" - > > The operating system is the FreeBSD 4.3 stable - and I have installed > all the ports (in the /usr/ports/). > > I can NOT figure out how to install the XFree86. > > I have visited and read the entire documentation of the xfree86.org's > on its web site - with all respects - the documentation sucks. It > can not articulately describe the most basic things and must create a > nightmare of complexity in order to be consumed by its arrogance for > its gigantic achievements. > > Based on what I can understand, the FreeBSD 4.3 with the S3 chipset > is not compatible with the XFree86 4.x.x Server - which comes > standard with the packages/ports. > > I could not successfully install the XFree86 4.x.x. on my server. > > I resorted to the XFree86 3.3.6 without success. Finding it was a > nightmare of a task just to search for it on the /stand/sysinstall of the > FreeBSD. It still does not work. No documentation that makes sense > illustrating where to start and where to finish. > > Can you help by providing a sensible step-by-step guide for installing > the X Windows Server on my server? > > > > >From: "Georgina O. Economou" <gonewest@ptdprolog.net> > >To: "Sending Correspondence" <netsource_corp@hotmail.com>, > ><freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <Webmaster@XFree86.Org> > >CC: <xpert@xfree86.org> > >Subject: Re: Question on installing X Windows ... ref:FreeBSD Documentation > >Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:13:29 -0400 > > > >This is being sent on to our public list, XPERT, where support questions > >are > >generally handled. > >Webmaster, unfortunately, does not have the requisite knowledge to answer > >your questions. > > > >Regards > >Georgina@Webmaster > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Sending Correspondence" <netsource_corp@hotmail.com> > >To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; <XFree86@XFree86.Org>; > ><Webmaster@XFree86.Org> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 7:50 PM > >Subject: Question on installing X Windows ... ref:FreeBSD Documentation > > > > > > > I am new to FreeBSD, and have had challenges with installing X Windows > > > Server on my successfully installed FreeBSD 4.x Stable, from the > > > ftp.FreeBSD.org site. > > > > > > When installing the X Windows Server (4.1.0) from the Port/Package on > >the > > > /stand/sysinstall tool on the FreeBSD - my computer halts and nothing > >moves > > > until I reboot. > > > > > > Checking the documentation - both FreeBSD and the XFree86.org, the > >problem > > > seems to be that the XFree86 4.x.x. does not support the S3Trio+ chipset > >of > > > my video card - however - the FreeBSD site *only* includes the XFree86 > >4.x, > > > and there is no mention of the XFree86 3.3.6 - > > > > > > However, giving up with installing the XFree 3.3.6 from the > >ports/packages > > > of the FreeBSD, and attempting to install the XFree86 3.3.6 from the > > > www.XFree86.org, there is another problem. The XFree86 3.3.6 is only > > > available for FreeBSD 3.x - and not the FreeBSD 4.x > > > > > > Can any one tell me how to install a XFree86 4.0.1 on FreeBSD 4.x with > >S3 > > > chipset? > > > > > > Can any one tell me where I can find the XFree86 3.3.6 for FreeBSD 4.x > >with > > > S3 chipset? > > > > > > If not - then what do people do short of changing their video cards? > > > > > > Is there a better way of making sure in the future that someone doesn't > >go > > > through this for a month before they get to this point? > > > > > > Can any one assist? > > > > > > Thank you and kind regards > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > 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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