From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 02:30:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D218737B401 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 02:30:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.cordis.lu (mail.cordis.lu [212.190.217.57]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32BFD43FBF for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 02:30:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from a.carter@cordis.lu) Received: from mailsvr.intrasoft.lu (mail.intrasoft.lu [212.190.217.251]) by mail.cordis.lu (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h469gg9g021442; Tue, 6 May 2003 11:42:42 +0200 Received: by mail.intrasoft.lu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2656.59) id ; Tue, 6 May 2003 11:26:45 +0200 Received: from 212.190.217.170 ([212.190.217.170]) by mailsvr.intrasoft.lu with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2656.59) id JS23CHJN; Tue, 6 May 2003 11:26:40 +0200 From: CARTER Anthony To: Eduardo Viruena Silva , Gary and El Byrnes Organization: Intrasoft Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 11:31:12 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.1 References: <001c01c313aa$0e3d1cc0$0137a8c0@rooter> <004e01c313af$e7856730$0137a8c0@rooter> <20030506041502.K62204@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> In-Reply-To: <20030506041502.K62204@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200305061131.12621.a.carter@intrasoft.lu> X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-131.9 required=4.2 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_KMAIL,USER_IN_WHITELIST version=2.53 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53 (1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X Window problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 09:30:38 -0000 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > - ______ _ > > * / /###\ / \ __ > > /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | | > > / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | | __ > > = .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | | /\_\/ > > = \_| * \___\###/ * \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ > > = \______/ _ > > - ______ _ > * / /###\ / \ __ > /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | | > / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | | __ > = .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | | /\_\/ > = \_| * \___\###/ * \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ > = \______/ _ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"