Re: Installing/running X11

On 2/3/24 15:48, Paul M Foster wrote:

I don't consider myself an expert, but...

> the wheel and video groups. I've installed drm-kmod, xdm, xf86-video-intel,

xf86-video-intel might not be necessary; I suggest you try without and 
only install it if that does not work.

> I've added hald_enable="YES"

HAL was removed in 2021 as it had "been abandonned upstream long ago".

> kld_list="i915kms" to /etc/rc.conf.

Do you see the screen changing resolution when that module is loaded 
(with no X around)?
FWIW I have kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko"
Does that make any difference?

> At this point, advice diverges significantly. Some sites say I should be
> able to just run startx and all will be fine. Some want you to run xorg
> -configure. Some want you to hack X11 config files.

AFAIK you should first try without any config and resort to them, in 
very specific cases, if default does not work.

> What I can tell you is that X won't start with startx. For one thing, it
> outputs these errors:
> 
> (EE)
> Fatal server error:
> (EE) no screens found(EE)
> (EE)

Anything more detailed in /var/log/Xorg.0.log?

> I have no idea how to proceed.

As others have pointed out already, it would be useful to know which 
hardware is this.

  bye
	av.