X Windows Installation Issue

Wed Feb 1 18:55:26 GMT 2006

I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.3 on a new Biostar
motherboard based system.

FreeBSD installs but X Windows is a problem. When I
type startx at the command line the monitor gives a
message out of sync. This is becuase xf86config did
not come up as an option after testing the mouse
daemon. Normally I would type xf86config as root and
then configure the system. On this occasion it says
command not found. It seems like xf86config is not
there. The system has on board graphics. I wondered if
installing a FreeBSD compatible graphics card would 
solve the problem or whether moving to FreeBSD 6.0
would be helpful. Does anyone know how I can get X
Windows to run ?

Thanks

Ed Joyce

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>    2. Re: Hi.  Can anyone help with this
> installation problem? (Phil Cartledge)
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> Message: 1
> To: manchester at bsdgroups.org.uk,
> 	FreeBSD Users UK <freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org>
> From: Paul Robinson <paul at iconoplex.co.uk>
> Subject: Manchester BSD UG - Tuesday 7th February
> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:43:13 +0000
> 
>              Manchester BSD User Group - 7th
> February 2005
>             
> ---------------------------------------------
> 
> The next Manchester BSD User Group meeting will be
> held on the 7th  
> February at our now familiar venue - the SandBar,
> Grosvenor St.,  
> Manchester at 7:30pm.
> 
> What is it?
> -----------
> 
> If you've never been before, this is an occasion
> where a group of  
> people who work with, play with, develop and tinker
> with the various  
> BSD operating systems (including OS X, but that's
> another story...)  
> meet up and talk about anything and everything
> whilst having a few  
> drinks. This month the favourite contenders for
> 'most likely to be  
> discussed issues' are:
> 
> * Upcoming UK and European Conferences that we might
> be attending
> * The FreeBSD TODO list for volunteers
> * New Year sales baragins in the gadget department
> * Intel Macs, and whether it's worth getting one...
> * Various, mad Web 2.0 business ventures some of us
> are embarking on  
> (gulp!).
> 
> For the first time, I would also suggest a list of
> topics banned by  
> popular request due to over-discussion at previous
> meetings:
> 
> * Why Wiggy is a fan-boy of Ricardo Semler (quote
> from last meeting:  
> "One day we'll get through one of these meetings
> without talking  
> about that bloke...")
> * Why Dave spends so much money on high-end A/V kit
> (quote from last  
> meeting: "How much? On a remote control? But...
> but.... why?")
> * Theo de Raadt. Enough said. :-)
> 
> As you can see, talk is not particularly technical
> in nature,  
> although technical topics do come up and welcomed by
> all. In short,  
> we're a bunch of geeks who've agreed to meet down
> the pub, numbering  
> half a dozen or so typically.
> 
> When is it?
> -----------
> 
> The Manchester BSD User Group meeting happens on the
> first Tuesday of  
> every month. The next one is therefore on the 7th
> February.
> 
> The drinking, talking and general festivities will
> commence at  
> 7:30pm. Typically, we tend to finish up some time
> around 9pm with  
> some people finishing later (hic!).
> 
> _Provisional_ dates for the rest of 2006 are:
> 
> 7th March; 4th April; 2nd May; 6th June; 11th July -
> *IMPORTANT*:  
> This is NOT the first Tuesday of the month, as the
> 4th July clashes  
> with a World Cup Semi-final, and SandBar will likely
> be "celebrating"  
> US Independence Day even if it isn't showing
> football; 1st August;  
> 5th September; 3rd October; 7th November; 5th
> December.
> 
> Where is it?
> ------------
> 
> We meet at the SandBar on Grosvenor Street,
> Manchester, M1 7HL. It is  
> a friendly bar, bohemian in style, real ale, quality
> lagers, imported  
> bottled lager, a reasonable range of soft drinks,
> food occasionally,  
> and WiFi. It is a large place with a large
> no-smoking back room where  
> we may be hidden if the front and side rooms are
> full.
> 
> Unfortunately, if you put the postcode for the
> SandBar into any  
> online mapping
> tool, it actually directs you to the middle of the
> MMU campus a few  
> hundred yards away, so if you don't know where
> you're headed, please  
> feel free to e-mail and ask.
> 
> Anything else?
> --------------
> 
> Attendance has been variable in recent months, so if
> you could let us  
> know if
> you're coming so we can look out for you. If it
> looks like only 2-3  
> people are
> going to make it, we may decide to postpone it so it
> is worth letting  
> us know
> if you want to attend.
> 
> You can get updates and announcements of new
> meetings by joining our  
> mailing
> list - just send 'subscribe manchester' to
> majordomo at bsdgroups.org.uk
> 
> The meeting's home page is here:
> http://www.bsdgroups.org.uk/manchester/
> 
> Look forward to seeing you next Tuesday!
> 
> 
> 
> --__--__--
> 
> Message: 2
> From: "Phil Cartledge" <phil at pcart.plus.com>
> To: <sub01 at freeode.co.uk>
> Cc: <freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org>
> Subject: Re: Hi.  Can anyone help with this
> installation problem?
> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:39:48 -0000
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> Thanks for the input, I tried your suggestion but
> the results were the
> same - FreeBSD had no problems with the optical
> drives but failed to locate
> the hd.
> 
> Phil
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Murphy" <sub01 at freeode.co.uk>
> To: "Phil Cartledge" <phil at pcart.plus.com>
> Cc: <freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 10:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Hi. Can anyone help with this
> installation problem?
> 
> 
> > Hi Phil
> > Bit of a long shot, but try doing the installation
> with 
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