FreeBSD install GUI problems

Ronincyberpunk · 08-25-2004, 05:24 PM

Howdy guys, I'm trying to get FreeBSD on my system and I'm having some trouble with getting KDE to run. When I log in and it tries to run the gui I get the error:

Code:

getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8

Any tips or suggestions?

frob23 · 08-25-2004, 05:54 PM

It means X is crashing....

Reboot... boot into single usermode.

When you get into the shell, fsck (if necessary) and mount your drives. Take a peek in /var/log/

You will see the logs for X. Look in them to find the exact error message. Fix the error. Test X by running it with startx to make sure it works -- shut it down. Then just type exit to finish loading the system.

frob23 · 08-25-2004, 05:58 PM

Note: I don't expect you to be able to solve this all without help if X is new for you. But, when you have the logs you can give us a specific error message and we can help you.

Of course, if it is something obvious (like you have the wrong mouse device -- hey, I've done it several times) then you might be able to fix it on your own.

If you get confused then post the error messages from the log here. Post more than just the last couple of lines (try and find the first error or warning).

Ronincyberpunk · 08-25-2004, 11:01 PM

Alright, I'll forego verbatim quoting of the log but from the looks of it, it isn't recognizing my video card, maybe I told it the wrong driver. I'm going to go try and figure it out and will report back if I can't fix it.

Stack · 08-25-2004, 11:21 PM

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Originally posted by Ronincyberpunk
Alright, I'll forego verbatim quoting of the log but from the looks of it, it isn't recognizing my video card, maybe I told it the wrong driver. I'm going to go try and figure it out and will report back if I can't fix it.

Try a 'X -configure' if that fails then you have a nasty little problem on your hands.