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#1 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

Hi,

All finally seemed to go well after installation. Then I tried to
reconfigure X (high resolution, wheel). Now X is gone and no matter if I
try xorgcfg or XF86Setup, it won't work. Since only xorgcfg does work, I
assume Xorg is default. Is this correct? (startx ends with errors on no
screens found).

Thanks,

Huub

#2 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:13:33 +0100, Huub <"v.niekerk at freeler.nl">
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>All finally seemed to go well after installation. Then I tried to
>reconfigure X (high resolution, wheel). Now X is gone and no matter if I
>try xorgcfg or XF86Setup, it won't work. Since only xorgcfg does work, I
>assume Xorg is default. Is this correct? (startx ends with errors on no
>screens found).

X -configure

that's what worked for me.

janm

#3 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

Jan Mannoury wrote:

> X -configure
>
> that's what worked for me.
>
> janm

When I do this, I get an option list, on top of which is the option
"-xf86config file".

#4 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:39:39 +0100, Huub <"v.niekerk at freeler.nl">
wrote:

>Jan Mannoury wrote:
>
>> X -configure
>>
>> that's what worked for me.
>>
>> janm
>
>When I do this, I get an option list, on top of which is the option
>"-xf86config file".

hm. it generated a config file for me that worked. i'll look into it
tomorrow. i'm not at work now.

janm

#5 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

>
> hm. it generated a config file for me that worked. i'll look into it
> tomorrow. i'm not at work now.
>
> janm

On 2nd try it turned out to indeed have generated it. But now another
odd thing happens. "Xorg -config xorg.conf.new" does work. When I adjust
it adding HorizSync, VertRefresh, and Modes "1024x768", it still does.
When I copy xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf, "Xorg -config
xorg.conf" does work. But when I do "startx", it fails claiming "NVidia
unknown chipset", "failed to open /dev/mem (Permission denied)" and
"Fatal server error: no screens found". I don't get this. I've tried
several options, including some that froze up the video and forced me to
remotely reboot the machine. At this point I feel like reinstalling OBSD.

#6 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

"Huub" <"v.niekerk at freeler.nl"> wrote:
> >
> > hm. it generated a config file for me that worked. i'll look into it
> > tomorrow. i'm not at work now.
[snip]
> xorg.conf" does work. But when I do "startx", it fails claiming "NVidia
> unknown chipset", "failed to open /dev/mem (Permission denied)" and
> "Fatal server error: no screens found". I don't get this. I've tried
> several options, including some that froze up the video and forced me to
> remotely reboot the machine. At this point I feel like reinstalling
OBSD.

You probably ran one of the old XF3 config things which messed up the
symlink.

Try:

cd /usr/X11R6/bin && ln -sf Xorg X

-- Nicholas.

#7 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

>
> You probably ran one of the old XF3 config things which messed up the
> symlink.
>
> Try:
>
> cd /usr/X11R6/bin && ln -sf Xorg X
>
> -- Nicholas.
>
>

Looks like the solution. Now for the right resolution and screen
dimension (1024x768 looks too small and long).

#8 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

>
> Looks like the solution. Now for the right resolution and screen
> dimension (1024x768 looks too small and long).

Done that too. Thanks for the suggestions.

#9 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:03 AM

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:13:33 -0800, Huub <"v.niekerk at freeler.nl"> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> All finally seemed to go well after installation. Then I tried to
> reconfigure X (high resolution, wheel). Now X is gone

Thank God. You're not supposed to use X on OpenBSD. It is *NOT* a desktop
OS. If you want a desktop OS, use Windows 95 and stop posting in this
newsgroup. Our community doesn't want people who seek an alternative to
the command line.

--
Theo de Raadt.
http://www.openbsd.org/

#10 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 07:04 AM

>
>
> Thank God. You're not supposed to use X on OpenBSD. It is *NOT* a
> desktop OS. If you want a desktop OS, use Windows 95 and stop posting
> in this newsgroup. Our community doesn't want people who seek an
> alternative to the command line.
>

The FAQ tells me I *can* use it as a desktop OS. My intention though is
using it as server.

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