Please help!

[John Oxley]

On Thu 2003-11-20 (14:33), Ajax Munroe wrote:
> Friends,
> 
>           I have tried to install Freebsd on my laptop at least twelve times, the only problem I encounter is with xfree86. here is a quick rundown of the scenario: everything goes as planned until I reboot, then type startx and each time I get the same error message (xfree86 crashed) well, not in those exact words but you get the message. I have read as much documentation as I could as far as Freebsd and the x-window-system are concerned. here are the specs on the laptop I desperatly want to install Freebsd on:   
> 
>                                       IBM T21.
>                                       2647-8BU
>                                       Generic flatpanel LCD monitor 1024 X 768
>                                       8 MB video memory
>                                       Savage IX driver <(BSD detects this)
>                                       TFT-active matrix
>                                        14.1 in.
> 
>          Please, If someone could just email me a little more information on how to set the specifications for X on my model I would greatly appreciate it. 

If you would paste the error message that X displays on the standard
output when it crashes, it might help us out a bit.

To configure X, the tool that works best for me is xf86config, but you
might also try xf86cfg or 'X -configure' but YMMV.

wrt to your emails, please could you set your editor to wrap at 64
characters.

-Ox

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