Newbie problems with X11, Xf86

[Benjamin Gonzalez]

In my .cshrc file under set path = there is a /usr/X11R6/bin.
# PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config* (when I
run this it tells me "bad : modifier in $ (/) - I do not know what that
means.

I still keep getting the following error:

Unable to locate/open config file
Error from X86HandleConfigFile()
Fatal server error:
No screens found

X connectionto :0:0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Any help is appreciated, I am still trying to learn but have found it
difficult to understand what some of the error messages are.

Thanks

Ben


On 7/31/03 1:21 PM, "Joshua Oreman" <oremanj at get-linux.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 01:06:11PM -0400 or thereabouts, Benjamin Gonzalez
> wrote:
>> I installed X-Free86 - 4.2.0_1,1 from my  Free BSD Cd using sysinstall and
>> cannot get it to run.  I see the directory X11R6 under /usr, I run
>> 'xf86config' and it says 'command not found'.  I typed 'XFree86 -configure'
>> and it also says 'command not found'.  I've looked for a file called
>> /etc/X11/XFree86Config and it says 'No such file or directory'.
>> 
>> I went back through sysinstall and reinstalled the X11 packages including
>> XFree86-4.2.0 and still I get the above results.
>> 
>> Could someone please explain what I am doing wrong, this is becoming
>> frustrating.
> 
> You didn't set your $PATH. Put this in your ~/.cshrc:
> setenv PATH $PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin
> (or if you're using bash, put this in your ~/.bashrc:
> export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin
> ).
> 
> As for the config file, try this (as root):
> # cd /root
> # PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin XFree86 -configure
> 
> The screen should go black for a few seconds and the monitor
> will click some. When it's all over you should have a file called
> XF86Config.new (or some similar name). Try to start X with it
> (as root for this test):
> # PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config*
> 
> You should see a big gray screen with an X cursor in the middle.
> (That's the mouse). Try moving the mouse to make sure the mouse works.
> Try switching back to the text console (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and type as root:
> # PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin DISPLAY=:0 xterm &
> 
> Switch back to X (Ctrl+Alt+F9) and there should be a "window" with
> a terminal emulator in it. (It's just a box, no title bar or anything;
> there isn't a window manager running. Yet.) Try typing some stuff in to
> make sure the keyboard works.
> 
> Now kill the X server with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
> 
> If anything didn't work, mail the mailing list about it.
> 
> Otherwise, you're free to install a WM (I recomment /usr/ports/x11-wm/icewm,
> you may prefer /usr/ports/x11/kde3). Edit your ~/.xinitrc file and put
> this line in if you installed iceWM (replacing any other lines):
> exec icewm
> or this one if you installed KDE (again replacing any other lines):
> exec startkde
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> -- Josh
> 
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
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