Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 17:31:45 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 wierdness Message-ID: <20010807173144.A1531@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: <4gwv4gyehk.v4g@localhost.localdomain> References: <20010806181635.A3544@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> <5622162137.20010806152720@dsl-only.net> <4gwv4gyehk.v4g@localhost.localdomain>
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Ok, I got XFree86-4 installed from the ports. Then, I brought down to single user mode, and brought back up to multiuser mode. Immediately, getty started complaining that xdm was hitting tty8 too quickly, and went to sleep for 30 seconds. 6 times. It never came up to xdm. I went to /etc/ttys and commented out the line saying to turn on xdm. Back to single user, then back to multi again. No good. What the heck did I do wrong? I told the configure process to install xdm, but that is the only thing out of the ordinary. Any help is apprecated. Lou BTW, I didn't mention that there is an odd blue 'shadow' of a line right down the center of my screen. The monitor is on a switchbox, and this shadow doesn't show on the other setup (not a 'real' os). I'm really set on fixing this, if only to avoid ruining my screen. Thanks Lou On 08/06/01 04:07 PM, Gary W. Swearingen sat at the `puter and typed: > Tabor Kelly <pdxmax@dsl-only.net> writes: > > > I am no X wizard. But if I were you I would try a different window > > manager. For a nice one, try Window Maker. > > > > On Monday, August 06, 2001, 3:16:36 PM, Louis wrote: > > > > Any ideas how to fix this? > > Louis, don't bother trying another WM; at least not before playing with > the X server. I've fixed video very-weirdness a few times by playing > with X server options (not video modes or other basic stuff), but > usually by upgrading to a newer version. In this case, that's almost > certainly a better use of your time. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@acadia.ne.mediaone.net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net ԿԬ Space tells matter how to move and matter tells space how to curve. -- Wheeler To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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