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From: rogerw@magicnet.net (Roger K. Winters)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Starting X under FreeBSD 2.1.6
Date: 12 Feb 1997 12:46:17 GMT
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I can't seem to get X started.  Running XF86Setup I'm able to bring up the
graphical display to set mouse, kybd, video card, and monitor.  After that
in running xvidtune to adjust various monitor settings, everything works
find.  However in trying start X with either xdm (as root) or just typing
startx at the command line, I get:

Fatal server error:
no screens found
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

I running a Zeos 486DX-2/66 with a Actix ProStar VL video card (1 MB) with
stock X configuration settings.  I've looked at the FreeBSD and Xfree86
docs and haven't found anything that might solve my problem.  Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

Thanks,