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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: XFree86 Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 19:50:51 +0000 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Lines: 25 Message-ID: <32AB1C1B.49C4@www.play-hookey.com> References: <32ABAD3F.2928@freenet.mb.ca> Reply-To: kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; U) Stephane Raimbault wrote: > > I installed XFree86 onto my FreeBSD 2.1.6. When I attempt to run X by > typing "X" all I get is a dark gray screen with an X for a mouse > cursor. I can move the cursor with my mouse. I get noting else. Is > there something configured wrong? I'm not too familiar with this OS. > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > Steph. First, run xf86config. This will let you define your monitor and video card capabilities and parameters, mouse connection, etc. It will end up by creating the file /etc/XF86Config. Then, start Xwindow with the command startx (which you'll find in /usr/X11R6/bin). If you've told it the truth about your hardware and have installed the appropriate X server, this should fly. Then you can begin to customize if you like. -- Ken Are you interested in | byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com over the Internet? |