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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: Help with X386 for 386BSD
Message-ID: <6+vmx#l.hasty@netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 92 02:31:16 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
References: <15750@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>

In article <15750@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> hughes@madrone.eecs.ucdavis.edu (S. Hughes) writes:
>Hello, I'm trying to get the X386 package running on 386BSD.  I only
>seem to get as far as starting the server.  It prints the banner and
>then just sits there.  It never switches to graphics mode, etc.
>
>Would someone please post, or send me, some instructions to get it
>configured and running? 
>
>Thanks
>Shayne Hughes
>hughes@eecs.ucdavis.edu
>
Your problem is probably related to your Xconfig not being 
properly setup for your svga/monitor. Please read the supply documentation
for x386-2E 1.1 in mit/server/ddx/x386 on how to setup your Xconfig.
If you still are having problems just send me e-mail

amancio