misc/65555: I cannot enter graphical mode; either during or after install

[Ion-Mihai Tetcu]

The following reply was made to PR misc/65555; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu at apropo.ro>
To: Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: misc/65555: I cannot enter graphical mode;	either during or
 after install
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:14:37 +0300

 On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:11:41 -0700 (PDT)
 Jim Alexander <jim206Ecomcast.net at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
 
 > 
 > >Number:         65555
 > >Category:       misc
 > >Synopsis:       I cannot enter graphical mode; either during or after install
 [..]
 > >Originator:     Jim Alexander
 > >Release:        5.1
 [..]
 > >Description:
 >       When I install Free BSD from cdrom, I cannot enter graphical mode to configure XFree86.  I can in text mode,however.
 > 	Unfortunately, I still cannot "startx" after install.  I continually get the error messages- "(EE) screen(s) found but cannot use" - "cannot connect to X server"-etc.
 > Please Help!!  I'm beginning to think that the media is corrupt.  That stinks!  I just bought this software from CompUSA.
 
 This is hardly a FreeBSD per se problem, but an X configuration problem.
 99.9 there is no problem with you media.
 
 You should:
 - read Chapter 5 The X Window System from the FreeBSD Handbook
 - check the docs on the xfree86.org site.
 - ask on questions at freebsd.org * providing details * (X config file and
 error log + hardware details) as no one could guess what hardware and
 setting you have. 
 
 
 
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 IOnut
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