X -configure fails on 6.3-Release

[Jin Guojun [VFFS]]

Manolis Kiagias wrote:

> Jim Guojun [VFFS] wrote:
>
>> After installed FreeBSD 6.3 on two machines, and X server cannot be 
>> started somehow on either one.
>>
>> Both "X -configure" and "X -probeonly" failed and errors are in 
>> attached file -- Xerr.
>> Also, Xorg.o.log is attached.
>>
>> Both machines run FreeBSD 6.2 and X works fine.
>> I search wiki.x.org and freebsd list, but did not see any information 
>> related to this problem.
>>
>> Can someone tell me what is going wrong on my installation or X 
>> configuration?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Jin
>>
>
> I rarely install X from packages during install myself (I most always 
> compile the entire Xorg from ports afterwards). But wanting to test my 
> CDs, I did, and got the exact same result. It seems that when 
> installing the Standard distribution with X, several parts are not 
> selected (like xorg-drivers, which is causing this exact symptom. You 
> will also find out there is no "startx" command). Maybe the 
> installation does not take into account that Xorg is now modular?
> However, when you reach the question about installing packages, you 
> can actually select the entire xorg-7.3 package and install it. This 
> will take care of the problem.

This was not a problem of installation on FreeBSD 6.2 and earlier.
It looks like a bug in 6.3 installation process. It does not matter how 
to select X package from the selection menu,
the drivers are not installed.

-Jin