Subject: Re: How to start X?
To: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal@eyal.emu.id.au>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 11/10/2000 00:38:19
Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:

> I installed 1.5_BETA on a 5000/200.
> 
> When I start X ('startx' or start 'xdm') I get an error about failing
> to open /dev/fb0.
> 
> What config files should I set up? Anything else to check?

You shouldn't need any X-specific config files like, for example,
XFree86 uses on the i386.  Check that you have a /dev/fb0 - it
should look like:

	crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  86, 0 Oct 24 17:25 /dev/fb0

and that you have a recognised frame buffer device - use
'dmesg | grep fb'.  I don't have a box with a frame buffer at
present so I can't show you an example.

Simon.
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