Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:55:56 -0600 From: John <john@starfire.mn.org> To: "Daniel S. Haischt" <me@stefan.haischt.name> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lost my X11 config - what was the old tool to build it? Message-ID: <20050110115556.B42536@starfire.mn.org> In-Reply-To: <41E1AA84.809@daniel.stefan.haischt.name>; from me@stefan.haischt.name on Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 11:04:52PM %2B0100 References: <20050109152313.A37770@starfire.mn.org> <41E1AA84.809@daniel.stefan.haischt.name>
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On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 11:04:52PM +0100, Daniel S. Haischt wrote: > Did you read: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html > AWESOME! My bad - I assumed that the procedure that /stand/sysinstall lead me through would be what was documented in the handbook - boy, was I wrong! The clear, well-documented, relative short procedure in the handbook got me up and running very quickly. My entire kde environment from 4.9-STABLE was recovered. Well, almost. Now I just have to figure out why the xdm login is running in mono mode (though it switches to full color after I log in), and how I resolve the apparent conflicts between xorg and XFree86 for OpenOffice.org, which I dearly want to have back up and running. > John schrieb: > > Before Win98 destroyed my nice FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE installation on > > my Compaq Armada M700 laptop, I had a really good X configuration > > which, if I remember correctly, was generated almost entirely > > automatically somehow. (No, I didn't have a backup of that config > > file, and I've already kick myself many times.) Anyway, I am trying > > to get this back up and running with XFree86 4.3.0 and FreeBSD > > 5.2.1. > > > > I sure can't get anything that's useful now from the X86Config > > script - all it does is ask me questions that I don't really know > > the answer to - partly because it is a Laptop, and I can't just > > easily see what the built-in adapter is. Whatever configuration > > utility that I ran before, I sure can't find it now - it seemed > > to make VERY good recommendations, and I could sure use some! > > > > I've checked the XFree86 web site, and didn't find much useful there. > > > > I've done global web searches for XFree86 and this laptop, but > > they must be for versions that are too old, because they don't > > work for me, complaining of Drivers that don't exist, and so forth. > > > > I'd be tempted to just reload 4.9-RELEASE and re-do it from there, > > but I'm afraid I may run into a similar problem - where the config > > file there, even if I get it, won't work with the new stuff. > > > > Any pointers will be appreciated. > > -- > Mit freundlichen Gruessen / With kind regards > Daniel S. Haischt > > Wan't a complete signature??? Type at a shell prompt: > $ > finger -l haischt@daniel.stefan.haischt.name -- John Lind john@starfire.MN.ORG
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