Re: cant run x-windows on fresh 6.1 install

2006-05-20 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Peter Michaux wrote: Ok, it is time for me to sound really stupid. Not stupid, just, um, new? Everyone was Once Upon A Time ... Actually, it seems logical there *should* be one. What does dmesg(8) say in regard to this? Can you run moused(8)? What hardware is this, anyway? $ moused(8) B

Re: cant run x-windows on fresh 6.1 install

2006-05-19 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Peter Michaux wrote: Hi, I just installed FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE for i386 [1]. I selected the X-User install and (I think) all the defaults along the way. The only port I added was Ruby. I can log in as "root" or as "peter" and make and run a little ruby script. When I type "startx" I see an error

Re: cant run x-windows on fresh 6.1 install

2006-05-19 Thread doug
No window manager was installed. Xorg installs xterm and an almost null window manager twm. You need to follow the instructions for configuring Xorg, chapter 5 in the handbook. Then if you add an .xsession file: #!/bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/twm you can use that to install the window manage

cant run x-windows on fresh 6.1 install

2006-05-19 Thread Peter Michaux
Hi, I just installed FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE for i386 [1]. I selected the X-User install and (I think) all the defaults along the way. The only port I added was Ruby. I can log in as "root" or as "peter" and make and run a little ruby script. When I type "startx" I see an error which i have retyped