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Date:      Mon, 23 Jun 2003 06:10:28 -0400
From:      Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm>
To:        Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net>, bsd@sleve.mailshell.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xfree86 Config Problems
Message-ID:  <oprq7s7qpg0cf2rk@fastmail.fm>
In-Reply-To: <20030623013832.N784@njamn8or.no-ip.org>
References:  <1056346788.3ef692a45a56c@www.mailshell.com> <20030623013832.N784@njamn8or.no-ip.org>

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On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 01:44:46 -0700 (PDT), Viktor Lazlo =

<viktorlazlo@telus.net> wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 bsd@sleve.mailshell.com wrote:
>
>> http://cgisleve.tripod.com/bsd/xfreebad.html is a web page of this in=
fo.
>>
>> XFree86 Configuration Problems
>> by Steve LeBlanc =C2=A9 2003.6.22
>> Installed FreeBSD for first time.  Text login was fine. NIC worked. D=
id =

>> a telnet and ftp to computers on the Internet. All seemed to work exc=
ept =

>> for configuring XFree86. No screen found when I did startx. Below are=
 =

>> the details:
>>
>> The full commented files: XF86Config.txt and XFreelog.txt
>>
>> Settings
>> XFree86 Ver:4.2.1 (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 66=
00)
>> Release Date: 3 September 2002
>> Motherboard: ECS K7S5A, 40GB drive, 256 Ram
>> OS: FreeBSD 5.0 RELEASE
>> Video: S3 Savage2000 (generic) 64MB, 3D
>> Monitor: Cornea MT1700 17" LCD H: 31.5-80, V: 56-75
>>
>>
>> After install I tried both: xf86cfg -textmode and xf86config to
>> reconfigure. I read the docs deeply and redid this 15 times, using th=
e
>> various command line tools. Each of the last 10 times, I typed in my
>> settings and selected my Graphics card from the list. I just can't ge=
t
>> startx to work. Below are my XF86Config file and my XFree log file, w=
ith
>> comments removed.
>>
>> Fatal server error:
>> no screens found
>
> Check the handbook:
>
> 5.4.2 Configuring XFree86 4.X
>
> Configuration of XFree86 4.X is a multi-step process. The first step i=
s =

> to
> build an initial configuration file with the -configure option to =

> XFree86.
> As the super user, simply run:
>
> # XFree86 -configure
>
> Cheers,
>
> Viktor

Check as well to see if you have multiple config files and are working h=
ard =

to alter the one the system *isn't* using.

Jud



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