Re: Installing/running X11

On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 15:49 Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:

> Folks:
>
> For context, I have a fresh install of version 14.


Perhaps those of us who actually know their way around graphics (not me,
I'm afraid) can be of more help if you add such information like
- which HW is this?
- has X11 ever worked on gjis HW (if so, under which OS)?
- have you checked syslog for anything interesting?

HTH
Michael

I've made myself part of
> the wheel and video groups. I've installed drm-kmod, xdm, xf86-video-intel,
> xfce, xorg and xterm. I've added hald_enable="YES", dbus_enable="YES" and
> kld_list="i915kms" to /etc/rc.conf.
>
> 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.
>
> 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)
>
> Also, for what it's worth, service dbus start works. But service hald start
> doesn't. The error is:
>
> hald does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup directories
> (/usr/local/etc/rc.d), or is not executable.
>
> I have no idea how to proceed.
>
> Paul
>
> --
> Paul M. Foster
> Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com
> Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com
> Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
>
>