X Window problem
CARTER Anthony
a.carter at cordis.lu
Tue May 6 02:30:38 PDT 2003
I think that you should do this first:
mount -u /
this re-mounts root as read-write, otherwise you are in read-only in single
user mode...
then do:
mount -a
swapon -a
Anthony Carter
On Tuesday 06 May 2003 11:15, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote:
> On Tue, 6 May 2003, Gary and El Byrnes wrote:
> > Hi Eduardo
> >
> > Thank you very much for your response.
> >
> > I have started the process you mentioned. I have gone through step one
> > fine.
> >
> > I got to the point where I edited the /etc/ttys file back to what it
> > was. When I tried saving it, I got a message that the file is read-only
> > and use ! to override.
>
> you did not mount your file systems:
>
> mount -a
> swapon -a
>
> > What can I do now?
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Elvira
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eduardo Viruena Silva
> > To: Gary and El Byrnes
> > Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: X Window problem
> >
> > On Tue, 6 May 2003, Gary and El Byrnes wrote:
> > > Hi Everybody
> > >
> > > I am new to FreeBSD. Just intalled v 5.0.
> > >
> > > I went into /etc/ttys and changed "xterm on secure" to have graphics
> > > and having a problem after that. The GUI wouldn't come up. The screen
> > > keeps coming to a dark blue with a mouse cursor cross on it then
> > > disappears. How can I fix this please?
> >
> > 1) go single user:
> >
> > reboot your computer [if it is still on, press ctrl-alt-del]
> > when freebsd boots a countdown starts from 9 to 0, before it
> > reaches 0, press "space"
> >
> > type:
> > boot -s
> >
> > your computer will boot but it will stop asking for a shell
> > and suggesting: /bin/sh [press enter].
> > type
> > mount -a
> > swapon -a
> >
> >
> > 2) fix the problem:
> >
> > now, edit /etc/ttys and restore "off" in the line containing xterm.
> > save this file
> > reboot your computer by typing: reboot
> > or press control-d.
> >
> > you must be sure that you have correctly configuring X before
> > changing the line containing "xterm" in /etc/ttys.
> >
> > 3) configure X
> >
> > To configure X you can try:
> >
> > X -configure
> >
> > it will try to find out which your graphic environtment could be,
> > and will write a file: XF86Config.new with the resulting
> > configuration.
> >
> > Try:
> > X -xf86config ./XF86Config.new
> >
> > to test your configuration and, if it fits to your graphical
> > environment, you will see a gray screen and you will be able to move your
> > mouse cursor. Press Ctrl-Alt-BACKSPACE to leave this graphic screen and
> > copy this file to /etc/X11/ directory with the name XF86Config:
> >
> > cp ./XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config
> >
> > if the configuration you get does not fit to your graphical
> > environment, try to find out what graphic card, monitor, mouse, keybard
> > you have and try
> > xf86cfg -textmode
> >
> >
> > 4) xdm
> >
> > Once you have a functional configuration for your graphical
> > environment, then and only then you can change the line you changed.
> >
> > > I have a flatscreen monitor and I am not too sure what video card I
> > > have - some cheapie.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot in advance.
> > >
> > > Elvira
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