>I have a bit of a problem with X. xconf (or whatever it is called) runs
>fine, and I have created an .xinirc file (the same one as the one in The
>Complete FreeBSD(minus the xhosts line). But when I start X, X starts, but
>looks horid. The windows don't go away, and their are no images, dialog
>buttons, etc.
>My computer is a Pentium III, witha Mag XJ700t(17" monitor), and a Creative
>Labs GeForce DDR card. X runs fine under Linux, but not FreeBSD. I have
>also tried installing XFree86-4.0 it was even worse!
> I realize that this question not all that helpful, but I am not
>expecting much help. If you want to help me, please respond and I will do
>my best to give you whatever information you need.
>Thanks
>Christian
Did you install an X server for your card? The default SVGA server
will not look too nice.
Did you run the XF86Setup or XF86Config program? If so, you should
have set up the various allowed modes. But if you want to run at, say, 32
bpp, you must call startx with parameters - in this case, startx -- -bpp
32
If you have not run either of those, then do it. If you installed as part
of a distribution, you probably have the graphical XF86Setup (which never
ceases to give me problems) and XF86Config. Setup is easier than Config
due to the GUI nature, but Config tends not to have as many problems.
Once you have done that, install a window manager. Once you have
it installed, you either put a line in your .xinitrc to run it when you do
a startx, or you run the provided install script. I like WindowMaker,
which comes with a wmaker.inst to make editing .xinitrc unnecessary.
Note that X under Linux is basically the same as X under FreeBSD -
the only difference is that your Linux distribution may have done a lot of
this stuff for you.
-Davis
"He who knows best knows how little he knows."
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