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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!dataphone!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: XFree86 Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 19:35:45 +0000 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Lines: 58 Message-ID: <32AF0D11.1CAC@www.play-hookey.com> References: <32ABAD3F.2928@freenet.mb.ca> <32AB1C1B.49C4@www.play-hookey.com> <32ADFE36.4541@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) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:32422 Stephane Raimbault wrote: > > Ken Bigelow wrote: > > > 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. > I did this and ran into the same problem > > I pressed CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE and revealted the following two lines: > > PEX extension module not loaded > XIE extension module not loaded That depends on what your configuration calls for. I never tried to load the PEX module, and I don't think I did XIE either. I'm running a Diamond Stealth DRAM VLB card with the S3_SDAC chipset and 2MB RAM, with no trouble. Since you're still having trouble after going through the general setup procedure, We're going to need more info on the nature of your problem before a more thorough diagnosis is possible. So please tell: What is your video card, bus interface, etc? What's your monitor? What's your motherboard? When you loaded the Xfree distribution, what modules did you specify? When you ran xf86config, what did you tell it about your hardware and configuration? Do you have a file named /etc/XF86Config ? If so, what does it say about your Xserver, font directory, and video modes. Do you get any other error messages? If so, what? This will at least get the diagnosis process started. I know it seems like a lot of background info, but it is *essential* background info. Without it, there is no way other than blind luck to find the source of the problem. -- Ken Are you interested in | byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com over the Internet? |