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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Master of Reality on 8 September 2002, 02:34

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: Master of Reality on 8 September 2002, 02:34

I have a problemo with OpenBSD.
I cant get X to work.
When i type startx it says:

Unable to locate/open config file
Error from xf86HandleConfigFile()

Fatal server error:
no screens found

what should i do about this?? Where is the config file suppoesed to be?

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: TheQuirk on 8 September 2002, 02:43

http://openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html#X (http://openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html#X) and if that doesn't work...
http://www.xfree86.org/support.html (http://www.xfree86.org/support.html)

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: LorKorub on 8 September 2002, 03:11

I haven't used OpenBSD, but I configured it using FreeBSD.

The easiest thing to do is to use the configuration program if you have it. It should be at /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config

The configuration file itself is saved in /etc/XF86Config. Make sure you that if you are using the xf86config program that you are writing your configuration to the write file.  This happened to me on Debian. I couldn't get X running, even after I configured it a number of times, because by default, it writes to /etc/XF86Config, whereas Debian uses /etc/XF86config4 or something like that.

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: KernelPanic on 8 September 2002, 03:13

Which is better OpenBSD or freeBSD. Oh and while I'm at it how long is that piece of string  (http://smile.gif)

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: TheQuirk on 8 September 2002, 03:19

openbsd is more secure out of the box, but it's a bit harder to use (or so people say).

FreeBSD is a bit more "bloated" and is not as secure.

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: KernelPanic on 8 September 2002, 03:23

freeBSD runs more services by default right?

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: TheQuirk on 8 September 2002, 03:55

apparantly

Title: X in OpenBSD
Post by: Master of Reality on 8 September 2002, 07:06

i got it to work!

[ September 07, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]