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Date:      Tue, 6 May 2003 04:15:29 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx>
To:        Gary and El Byrnes <elgaz@iprimus.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X Window problem
Message-ID:  <20030506041502.K62204@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>
In-Reply-To: <004e01c313af$e7856730$0137a8c0@rooter>
References:  <001c01c313aa$0e3d1cc0$0137a8c0@rooter> <20030506033808.V61692@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> <004e01c313af$e7856730$0137a8c0@rooter>

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On Tue, 6 May 2003, Gary and El Byrnes wrote:

> Hi Eduardo
>
> Thank you very much for your response.
>
> I have started the process you mentioned. I have gone through step one fine.
>
> I got to the point where I edited the /etc/ttys file back to what it
> was. When I tried saving it, I got a message that the file is read-only
> and use ! to override.

you did not mount your file systems:

	mount -a
	swapon -a


>
> What can I do now?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Elvira
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Eduardo Viruena Silva
>   To: Gary and El Byrnes
>   Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>   Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:56 PM
>   Subject: Re: X Window problem
>
>
>   On Tue, 6 May 2003, Gary and El Byrnes wrote:
>
>   > Hi Everybody
>   >
>   > I am new to FreeBSD. Just intalled v 5.0.
>   >
>   > I went into /etc/ttys and changed "xterm on secure" to have graphics and
>   > having a problem after that. The GUI wouldn't come up. The screen keeps
>   > coming to a dark blue with a mouse cursor cross on it then disappears.
>   > How can I fix this please?
>
>   1) go single user:
>
>   reboot your computer [if it is still on, press ctrl-alt-del]
>   when freebsd boots a countdown starts from 9 to 0, before it
>   reaches 0, press "space"
>
>   type:
>   boot -s
>
>   your computer will boot but it will stop asking for a shell
>   and suggesting:  /bin/sh       [press enter].
>   type
>   mount -a
>   swapon -a
>
>
>   2) fix the problem:
>
>   now, edit /etc/ttys and restore "off" in the line containing xterm.
>   save this file
>   reboot your computer by typing:  reboot
>   or press control-d.
>
>   you must be sure that you have correctly configuring X before
>   changing the line containing "xterm" in /etc/ttys.
>
>   3) configure X
>
>   To configure X you can try:
>
>   X -configure
>
>   it will try to find out which your graphic environtment could be,
>   and will write a file:  XF86Config.new  with the resulting configuration.
>
>   Try:
>   X -xf86config ./XF86Config.new
>
>   to test your configuration and, if it fits to your graphical environment,
>   you will see a gray screen and you will be able to move your mouse cursor.
>   Press Ctrl-Alt-BACKSPACE to leave this graphic screen and copy this file
>   to /etc/X11/ directory with the name XF86Config:
>
>   cp ./XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
>   if the configuration you get does not fit to your graphical environment,
>   try to find out what graphic card, monitor, mouse, keybard you have and
>   try
>   xf86cfg -textmode
>
>
>   4) xdm
>
>   Once you have a functional configuration for your graphical environment,
>   then and only then you can change the line you changed.
>
>   >
>   > I have a flatscreen monitor and I am not too sure what video card I have
>   > - some cheapie.
>
>
>   >
>   > Thanks a lot in advance.
>   >
>   > Elvira
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