Subject: Re: [Re: XServer failure]
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
From: Petra Hofmann <petra_lynn@usa.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/10/2000 09:53:39
Hi,

Sorry I forgot to add that the keyboard is now inoperative in addition to=
 the
# prompt.


Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2036 at 01:37:54PM -0500, Petra Hofmann wrote:
> > This installation is becomming very tedious to say the least.  After
> > successfully installing now I cant' seem to get X to start.  I got
xf86Config
> > to run and Think I configured the video and mouse correctly.  But, st=
artx
& =

> =

> 'startx &' is not a good idea. You may end with 2 processes competing f=
or
> keyboard access: X and your shell. Use 'startx' (i.e. leave it in the
> forground).
> =

> > doesn't work.  I get x server failed to start msg.  Clearlyl I've don=
e
> > something incorrectly, Help, Petra Lynn.
> =

> Could you do 'startx >& /tmp/x.log' and tell us what's in the x.log fil=
e ?
> =

> --
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
> --


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