Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 18:47:14 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Maelmord <maelmord@impweb.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xwrapper: no modules loaded for 'xserver' service Message-ID: <20000807184714.C254@parish> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008070009440.22028-100000@impweb.net>; from maelmord@impweb.net on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 12:17:02AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008070009440.22028-100000@impweb.net>
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On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 12:17:02AM -0500, Maelmord wrote: > Greetings, > > After a fresh install of 4.1R today I am having a few problems. > > - % startx > XWrapper: no modules loaded for 'xserver' service > Authentication failed - cannot start X server > Perhaps you do not have console ownership? > Hmm, this is an old one. First try adding (or un-commenting) this line in /etc/fbtab: /dev/ttyv0 0600 /dev/console If that doesn't fix it then it could be the old pam(8) problem, although this shouldn't affect 4.1-R. > Am unsure how to resolve this issue.. I checked through > www.freebsd.org, and did a search on metacrawler for a substring of > that message. Two results were found, one dead link, and one korean > page (http://www.kr.freebsd.org/FAQ-kr/28.html) > > - /stand/sysinstall behaves oddly. When I use the arrow keys > sysinstall exits and types a 'B' for down.. what term settings are > wrong? > > - vi isn't fond of arrow keys as well, generating nothing but beeps. > Sure, I can still use hjkl, but prefer not to > I take it you mean when running sysinstall or vi in the console (since you can't start X). Do you have a line like keymap="uk.cp850.swap" in /etc/rc.conf? > > Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.. some of them > are most likely simplistic, but they are escaping me. > > --Chris > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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