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Date:      Tue, 6 May 2003 11:31:12 +0200
From:      CARTER Anthony <a.carter@cordis.lu>
To:        Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx>, Gary and El Byrnes <elgaz@iprimus.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X Window problem
Message-ID:  <200305061131.12621.a.carter@intrasoft.lu>
In-Reply-To: <20030506041502.K62204@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>
References:  <001c01c313aa$0e3d1cc0$0137a8c0@rooter> <004e01c313af$e7856730$0137a8c0@rooter> <20030506041502.K62204@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>

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I think that you should do this first:

mount -u /

this re-mounts root as read-write, otherwise you are in read-only in single 
user mode...

then do:

mount -a
swapon -a

Anthony Carter

On Tuesday 06 May 2003 11:15, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote:
> 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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