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From: 48ganelin@cua.edu
Subject: 386BSD HELP!inst XFfree86 on Diamond SpeedStart 24
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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:55:37 GMT


     I have the problem with installation XFree86 in 386BSD.
I have Diamond SpeedStar 24. (in specification list  DSS + SIERRA
HIcolor, label in the chip -- Diamond SpeedStar 24, BTW is it the
same) 
    There is a note in README  file that this board does  support
XFree86. Does it mean I can't run XFree in any case, even at
least black and white or some kind of generic VGA.
     Is it possible for a usual person (not UNIX hacker) to
install XFree. Or should I understand internal structure  and
read all 11 volumes? I only want to USE it and even not write
programs for it.
     The version Xfree I got three days ago from
agate.berkeley.edu /pub/386BSD/0.1-ports.
     Will I have the same problem with Linix? (becasue Xfree is
the same for both of them).

Pavel Ganelin.

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     This is what I did. 

load as root
untar all files
cd /usr/X386/lib/X11
# read all files in this directory and understood less then half
# of them. I am not UNIX expert just would like to have it with 
# Xwindows on my PC.
etc/x386install
shutdown -r now
......
#load as root again
#Try 1. do not modify Config file and then
xdm -nodaemon
#blinking of the screen for 1 minutes and then something like
#this
#
#   /-----------------\
#   |.....             |
#   |xdm -nodaemon     |
#   |                  |   <- cursor at the beginig of this line 
#   \-----------------/
#
# Only text no windows


#Try2.
#load to MS DOS 
# clock.exe ET4000
#   21 25 61 65 21 25 61 65
#
xclk -h 61 800
# get some number put them to the Config file
xdm -nodaemon
# the same result as above. Blinking for about one minutes and 
# then the same screen. I decided to play with the modeDB numbers
# but never get permanent picture

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Can anybody help?

Pavel Ganelin. 
48ganelin@cua.edu