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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Help with X386 and xmd!!!!
Message-ID: <1992Sep6.115915.3934@desire.wright.edu>
From: cse0935@desire.wright.edu
Date: 6 Sep 92 11:59:15 EST
Organization: Wright State University 
Lines: 147

I'm in some dire need of help with X386.  Any help would be much appreciated.
Here is my xdm-errors file.....

X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1  / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000)
error (pid 90): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened
X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1  / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000)
error (pid 93): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened
X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1  / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000)
error (pid 95): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened
X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1  / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000)
error (pid 98): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened
error (pid 88): Display :0 is being disabled


And my xdm-config file....

DisplayManager.errorLogFile:    /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-errors
DisplayManager.pidFile:         /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-pid
DisplayManager.keyFile:         /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-keys
DisplayManager.servers:         /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers
DisplayManager.accessFile:      /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xaccess
DisplayManager._0.authorize:    true
DisplayManager._0.setup:        /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
DisplayManager._0.startup:      /usr/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
DisplayManager._0.reset:        /usr/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
DisplayManager*resources:       /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources
DisplayManager*session:         /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession
DisplayManager*authComplain:    false


And my Xconfig file....

# $Header: /home/x_cvs/mit/server/ddx/x386/Xconfig,v 1.9 1992/06/13 08:36:37
dawes Exp $
# $XConsortium: Xconfig,v 1.2 91/08/26 14:34:55 gildea Exp $
#
# Copyright 1990,91 by Thomas Roell, Dinkelscherben, Germany.
#
# Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
# documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
# the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
# documentation, and that the name of Thomas Roell not be used in
# advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without
# specific, written prior permission.  Thomas Roell makes no representations
# about the suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided
# "as is" without express or implied warranty.
#
# THOMAS ROELL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
# INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO
# EVENT SHALL THOMAS ROELL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
# DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
# TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
#
# Author:  Thomas Roell, roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
 
#
# some nice paths, to avoid conflicts with other X-servers
#
RGBPath         "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath       
"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
 
# Use this if the Type1 font code is in the server
#FontPath      
"/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
 
# NoTrapSegV
 
# For Esix SVR4, use Xqueue, comment out Keyboard, mouse entries
#Xqueue
 
 
Keyboard
  AutoRepeat 500 5
#  Xleds      1 2 3
  ServerNumLock
#  DontZap
 
microsoft       "/dev/com2"
  BaudRate      1200
#  SampleRate   150
#  Emulate3Buttons
 
# Fas is an alternative to Xqueue if your standard asy driver results in
# jerky mouse operation.  This requires FAS 2.09
 
#  Fas
#  FasTimeout   30
 
#
# The graphics drivers
#
vga256
  Chipset       "et4000"
  Vendor        "legend"
  Clocks        24 28 32 36 40 45 56 65
  Virtual       1024 768
  Videoram      1024
 
# To disable SpeedUp, use NoSpeedUp
#
#  NoSpeedUp
 
# SpeedUp requires VirtualX == 1024
#
#  SpeedUp
#  Virtual      1024 1024
 
  ViewPort      0 0
  Modes         "1024x768"
 
ModeDB
# clock  horzontal timing      vertical timing
 "640x480"   25     640  672  768  800    480  490  492  525
	     28     640  672  768  800    480  490  492  525
 
 "800x600"   36     800  816  952 1056    600  608  610  633
	     36     800  832  966  966    600  600  609  631
	     39     800  872  968 1104    600  600  606  624
	     39     800  864  896 1008    600  600  606  624
 
 "920x690"   62     920  952 1088 1168    690  688  718  724
 
 "1024x768i" 44    1024 1064 1224 1264    768  777  785  817   Interlace
	     45    1024 1064 1224 1264    768  777  785  817   Interlace
 "1024x768"  62    1024 1092 1220 1344    768  786  791  810
	     62    1024 1096 1272 1328    768  776  778  808
	     62    1024 1072 1176 1272    768  778  779  804
	     62    1024 1072 1200 1240    768  766  782  786
 
 "1152x900"  62    1152 1184 1288 1360    900  898  929  939   Interlace


I would appreciate any help anyone could give me, as I'm dying to see Xwindows
and don't think I can sleep 'till then.