G450 under FreeBSD4.1 and XFree86-4.1.0

[owl]

Hello,

I need some help getting X runining.
After installing FreeBSD4.1 and downloading and installing the complete XF864.1.0 I:

# XFree86 -configure
# XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.conf

My monitor is then switched to the default resolution (I guess) and X attempts to load. I get the black and white checkered screen, but that is. Nothing happens.

I have a log file here created after I ran "XFree86 -...."
<A HREF=http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jhogge/XFree86.0.log>Da log file</A>

I'm using the mga.o driver that came with X (I don't even know how to change that anyways).
I did download the Linux driver source from matrox.com but when
I ran make, I got some errors. I'll see if I can post them later too.

Thanks

[tr4veler]

I just re-read your post. Try running "startx" instead

Seems like X loaded fine. The checkered background the the big X cursor is what you get when just X loads and no apps. Now you've got to get some apps running. Do any of the mouse buttons bring up a menu? Try putting xterm & at the end of your .xinitrc (I think been a long time and never in BSD)

[owl]

OK.
Mouse clicking does nothing.

Tried startx.
Added "xterm &" to .xinitrc
Which gave me this:

XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 2 June 2001
	If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
	newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
	reporting problems.  (See [url]http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ[/url])
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386 [ELF] 
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Jul 24 03:44:59 2001
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
(EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile()

Fatal server error:
no screens found

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to [email]xfree86@xfree86.org[/email].

I can't make anything out of it (I'm still learning)
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[owl]

Well I got it to work...sort of.
I copied the output from
#XF86Config -configure
to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

The only thing is, when I run startx under root it load KDE up at the highest resolution. Which makes it very hard to use. How can I fix this? Also when startx-ering from other users It only loads up X and an xterm?

[floodle]

The only thing is, when I run startx under root it load KDE up at the highest resolution.

Change the order of resolutions in XF86Config, with the one you want to use first. Due to the way X works, you probably don't want to have any larger resolutions than the one you are using enabled, else the desktop will always be the size of the largest resolution, even if you are running at a smaller one (so you will have to scroll around to use the whole thing).

It is most likely running KDE because in /root/.xinitrc (or the master /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc) there is the line "exec startkde".

Also when startx-ering from other users It only loads up X and an xterm

This is because you earlier created the file ~/.xinitrc with the line "xterm &". Just change this to whatever you want to run at startup and it will do that.