Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 20:10:19 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: Kevin Weiss <kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: question about X-Window Message-ID: <XFMail.981217201019.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19981214053712.0079f780@mail.utexas.edu>
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On 14-Dec-98 Kevin Weiss wrote: > I am having problems with X-Window. > > When I type xinit, I get "fatal server error"...no screens found Ye sure the ttyv's are set up correctly? See the FAQ regarding ttyv's. I think ye might miss this entry: ttyvc "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure One of the ttyv's in /etc/ttys has to be like this. try typing startx after that... > also, how do I access my window managers? $HOME/.xinitrc put something like twm in it to start twm > PS - I am VERY new to Unix/FreeBSD (I come from a solid DOS/Windows > background unfortunately) Never use DOS/Windows and solid in one sentence ;) --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Pax vobiscum... asmodai(at)wxs.nl Network/Security Specialist <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>; BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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