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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!caen!malgudi.oar.net!hyperion.wright.edu!desire.wright.edu!jmeyers From: jmeyers@desire.wright.edu (John Meyers, Systems Programmer) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Appeal for help: X hangs on startup Message-ID: <1993Jul14.185923.11261@desire.wright.edu> Date: 14 Jul 93 18:59:23 EST References: <zapC9yurB.17n@netcom.com> Organization: Wright State University Lines: 20 In article <zapC9yurB.17n@netcom.com>, zap@netcom.com (Paul Eastham) writes: > Yes, I know this is a FAQ, but I've spent literally dozens of hours in futile > attempt to get X386 to run on my standard 0.1BSD w/patched kernel. I had the same problem running 0.1BSD with patch-level 2.2 installed. Everything looked like it was operating correctly, but it would lock completely up just before firing off the window manager (ie. your left staring at a blank screen). I just recently installed the 2.3 patch kit and everything works fine, so it appears that something critical to X is missing in the 2.2 patchkit. If you have a fairly standard kernel configuration, try using one of the kernel's supplied with the X distribution. At least that will tell you if it's a problem with your kernel or your Xconfig file. John Meyers jmeyers@hyperion.wright.edu Wright State University Dayton, Ohio. USA