Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 07:52:05 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: German <gentgerman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X won't start Message-ID: <20151016075205.35512541@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <20151015131224.212aa292@asterius.asterius.net> References: <20151015131224.212aa292@asterius.asterius.net>
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Hi, On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:12:24 -0400 German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi List, > > > I am brand new to FreeBSD ( just installed it a few hours ago). So I > installed base system, then I made pkg install xorg, pkg install > lxde-meta and trying to run X. When I issue "startx" I got the > following: > > server error, no screens found. Unable to connect to X server. > Connection refused. xauth: ( argv) 1: bad display name "dawkins:0" in > remove command. > > Any ideas? Thanks I do not use packages, so my answer could be totally off. If I install X from sources, it does not have any drivers. There should be driver packages matching your hardware. You can have a look at /usr/ports/x11-drivers what is available and the install when you need. Even for simple things like mouse and keyboard, you will have to install a driver. Erich
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