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I installed FreeBSD 4.10 on my computer, did all of the packages things, then I go config the XFree86, then i save, then i exit the stand sysinstall program.
I type X, but when it goes in X, I only see my mouse, and the background is nothing, white and gray.
What do you think that I misconfigured?
SiS 630 as video card
Monitor 1280x768 at 70 hertz frequency
My chipset is SiS.
What could be my problem? I even tryed to install Slackware 10, but it does the SAME thing (even thought i didnt know how to manually config the X under bash at this time)
What version of XFree86 is on there? Do pkg_info | grep XFree86 to get a list of the X-related packages installed. If the packages loaded from the CD, you should have XFree86-4.3.0,1 installed, and as I understand it, your graphics chipset should be supported, as evidenced by the moire background + mouse cursor.
What does your X log file look like? (/var/log/Xfree86.0.log) What does your X config look like? (/etc/X11/XF86Config) Is there a .xinitrc file in your home directory telling X to load your desktop?
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