Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 19:58:03 +1000 From: "Gary and El Byrnes" <elgaz@iprimus.com.au> To: "Eduardo Viruena Silva" <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X Window problem Message-ID: <00a101c313b5$fc4d5280$0137a8c0@rooter> References: <001c01c313aa$0e3d1cc0$0137a8c0@rooter> <20030506033808.V61692@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> <004e01c313af$e7856730$0137a8c0@rooter> <20030506041502.K62204@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>
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By the way, the screen saver works. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Eduardo Viruena Silva=20 To: Gary and El Byrnes=20 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 7:15 PM Subject: Re: X Window problem 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#####| * _ | __ | | = __ > =3D .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | = | /\_\/ > =3D \_| * \___\###/ * = \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ > =3D \______/ _ > | | - ______ _ * / /###\ / \ __ /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | | / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | | __ =3D .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | | = /\_\/ =3D \_| * \___\###/ * = \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ =3D \______/ _ | |
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