Subject: Re: x window
To: Frank van der Linden <frank@wins.uva.nl>
From: Victor Shi <vshi@red.atm.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/04/2000 04:46:43
On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Frank van der Linden wrote:

> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:41:00 +0100
> From: Frank van der Linden <frank@wins.uva.nl>
> To: Victor Shi <vshi@red.atm.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu>
> Cc: netbsd-help@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: x window
> 
> On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 01:32:59AM -0800, Victor Shi wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I installed NetBSD 1.4.1 but X window doesn't work.  The following is the
> > script output after I "startx".  Could anyone help me out?
> 
> [...]
> 
> > XFree86 Version 3.3.1 / X Window System
> > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> > Release Date: August 4 1997
> >         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 http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> > Operating System: NetBSD 1.3 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
> 
> That seems like an old XFree86 distribution. Did you install the X sets
> that came with NetBSD 1.4.1, or did you have an older X distribution
> lying around? Older XFree86 servers didn't know about the "wscons"
> type of console that is used in NetBSD 1.4.x.
> 
> - Frank
> 

Yes I download it from the same package.  Thank you.