Still no graphic desktop

[Lloyd Hayes]

 >How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to 
start, you're going to end up disappointed.

Oops...
I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I 
also tried startx, and I played with xdm. Whatever I was doing kept 
coming up with errors about no screen.

Lloyd Hayes

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Matt Navarre wrote:

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> Lloyd Hayes wrote:
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>> I have been told that the reason that I don't have a graphic desktop 
>> yet is because my XFree86 Server is not configured right. I finally 
>> downloaded the exact specs on my old laptop from Gateway and plugged 
>> them into the configure file. No help.
>> I tried each of the 4 configure methods from the menu. No good, nor 
>> does the graphics menu work any more.
>> I have attempted to switch from KDE to Gnome, to Windowmaker. Again, 
>> no good.
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> How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to 
> start, you're going to end up disappointed.
>
> To start X you need to either type startx at the command prompt or 
> edit /etc/ttys to start xdm (or kdm or gdm) on the console.
>
> here's the handbook page on configuring xdm to start after boot:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-xdm.html
>
> Generally the step in section 5.6.2 is all you need to do, the rest is 
> advanced options that you needn't be concerned with at this point. 
> This info applies to kdm and gdm (KDE Display Manager and Gnome 
> Display Manager, respectively)
>
> To get your desired desktop to start you need to put the command to 
> start it in $HOME/.xinitrc(for startx) or $HOME/.xsession(for xdm). To 
> get KDE started (assuming it's installed) just type
> 'echo startkde >> .xinitrc' at the prompt. Assuming you're at the text 
> console type 'startx'. KDE should start.
>
>
>> I have tried several other things such as the one below:
>>
>> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
>> # make install clean
>>
>> It then suggests that I 'make reinstall' or 'make deinstall'. I tried 
>> reinstall first with it then suggesting that I 'make reinstall' again 
>> or 'make deinstall'.
>>
>> # make deinstall
>>
>> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
>> # make install clean
>>
>> While this seemed to install ok, it was still no help. I'm still 
>> stuck with line item commands.
>>
>> When executing afterwards: XFree86 -configure  I get: Fatal Server Error
>> xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O
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>
> Hmm, are you doing this as root? You need to be. Another alternative, 
> if you have the specs for your monitor and video card, is 
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config. It'll ask you questions about your setup 
> and generate a config file based on what you tell it. Try that, and if 
> you still have problems post your config file and relevant log 
> messages to the list, and we'll try to help.
>
>>
>> Log says the same thing.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
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