Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:46:17 -0500 (EST) From: doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> To: Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot Message-ID: <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com> References: <3b2ddd940801281410o77b87c2ajbfbee2f5f276b934@mail.gmail.com> <6e9d2bb40801281539l2e983011pff27c17073e6a8e5@mail.gmail.com> <479F1BBB.2020008@student.utwente.nl> <479F1C56.8010401@gmail.com> <479F34F8.2070501@student.utwente.nl> <20080129152311.T2946@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <479F3A8E.9000901@student.utwente.nl> <3b2ddd940801290856r5be3825bq36132618ceb82921@mail.gmail.com> <20080129150419.I92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > On 29/01/2008, Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 29/01/2008, doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> wrote: >>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: >>> >>>> One question: I have just installed FreeBSD 6.3, and tried "startx" >>>> but it isnt coming up, giving some sort of error. Am I missing >>>> something here? I did choose for "Windows X" during the FreeBSD setup >>>> - shall I do a port upgrade? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>> >>> This is really a new thread. The handbook Chapter 5, The X Window System has the >>> steps to follow. If your video card is support, it will just work. >>> >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-install.html >>> >>> >> >> I installed FreeBSD 6.3 and asked for X during the step. The link only >> shows me how to add the X package. Shall I add the package right on >> top now, or shall I remove X first, and then install the port/package >> after that? >> >> Thanks >> > I have just reinstalled Xorg (using the xorg port) and tried startx > again but it doesnt work. The error message is something like > > (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0) > (WW) I810: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:2:1) found > (II) Module "ddc" already built-in > (EE) VESA(0): No matching modes > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown) > > Please help!!! This looks like you did not configure X. As the handbook 5.4.2 says if startx does not work you need to run: Xorg -configure and then test that with Xorg -config xorg.conf.new If your Xorg is < 7.3 you have to do this. Depending on the defaults selected and your video card, you may need to edit your screen section. Xorg 7 did not work for me. In Xorg 6 all setup is manual and required. My screen section: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" # DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection
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