X from scratch

[nopri]

hello all,

I really need help how to install X from scratch. From downloading the binaries from Xfree86, bla-bla bla ....
Now i can see at my screeen very big cursor with half screen X only.

I'm very confused by this. How about the window manager. When i install X from Xfree86, is window manager included ? Which one ?

How to start X after installing...

please help me...

[Strike]

The only window manager that comes with X is twm. You don't want to use that, trust me. (though I did know a guy who used it by choice ...)

Search around the Window Managers/Desktop Environments forum for "default window manager" - that question gets asked at least once every two weeks.

The installation instructions are on www.xfree86.org (http://www.xfree86.org) - XFree86's website. To start X from the console, startx is the command.

[nopri]

thanks strike,

now i can see my mouse cursor changed into I, seems like ready to accept typing, but my screen is actually half of screen, bottom side. Then my cursor is very BIG. Anything i type cannot appear in screen. I think it will succeed later.

Am i doing something wrong or lack something ?

[nopri]

hello all !

at least i can type something, and like the console, it has output. But it still 320x200 and still half of screen and placed at bottom.

Can you help me please ?

[ 17 July 2001: Message edited by: nopri ]

[xhadow]

hello, apa kabar? :)

have you configured your X as root, /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config
and follow the instruction

[nopri]

hello :)

i've done it. Then i has result like this. My VGA is S3Trio 3d/2x DX 2MB VRAM.
I build my system based on linuxfromscratch. So i though may be i lack something :)

I'm very confused how to get X window working properly. Will it done properly by installing XFREE86 ?. I don't need window manager like kde, just profing my X is working...

I really need help...

[nopri]

hello ,
i'm sorry
all because my bad vgacard, it lacks VRAM...
After changed to s3virge dx,it worked.

Now i consider using blackbox or windowmaker.... as window manager....

thanks....
;)

[nopri]

hello,

I still confused how to deal with this :

when using xf86config, if a card is basically unsupported, it seems hopeless, for example s3 trio 3d 2x, but when using other distribution, for example redhat, it works properly. When i see the XF86Config file, it doesn't seem to be so differ.
So what is the magic ?

Can anyone help me...