Still no graphic desktop

[Curtis Almond]

One other thing you can do besides /stand/sysinstall is to use XFree86
-configure.

After you boot simply type the above command.  After that command is
finished it will prompt you with another command to test the
configuration.  Simply type the command shown on the screen and you
should see an X type environment on your monitor.

In some cases at this point you will need to ctl-alt-backspace to exit.

Once you are done with this step cd /stand and type ./sysinstall.  Go
to configure, then desktop, and install Gnome.

Once you have installed GNOME then go back to your home directory and
create a .xinitrc file with one line in it as follows.

GNOME-SESSION

At this point the resolution may not be as you desire.  To configure
the resolution add the following lines to your XF86Config file.

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth    24***(This is the line you want to add****

Then in the below section add some lines:
SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
               Modes   "1600x1200" ***Add this line ****
                Modes   "1280x1024" ***add this line****
               Modes   "1024x768"*** add this line****
        EndSubSection

Also while we are here you should enable the scroll mouse.

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"  ***add this line***
        Option      "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
EndSection


Then in the proper section

If you have an Intel integrated graphics card this may require more
changes.  If you do let me know and I can show you what I have done to
get an integrated Intel graphics chip to work.

At this point you should be able to just type startx and the GNOME
session will start at the resolution you desire.  If you entered all
three "Modes" lines  you can use clt-atl--minus sign to step down to
the next lowest resolution.

Let me know if you have qestions.

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:14:06 -0600, Lloyd Hayes
<wyoming_antelope at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>  >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:
> 
> >
> >
> > Lloyd Hayes wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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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