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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can't get XFree86 up
Date: 15 May 1997 14:32:22 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <337a6cd9.1610701@news.swbell.net>,
bluesky1@swbell.net writes:
> I just installed FreeBSD 2.1.7 (I think) and I am trying to get
> XFree86 to work. I try to run the Setup program and it won't execute.
> In fact it seems like many programs won't execute. Am I missing
> something. Say I go into the X11 directory and want to run XFree86 for
> the first time. What would I type? Documentation on this OS is good,
> but by nature it covers to many configs.
X is started by either running the "startx" script from the command
line or running the "xdm" daemon (maybe even from /etc/ttys with the
-detach switch).
I'd recommend starting with "startx".
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !