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The FreeBSD Documentation Project The FreeBSD Documentation Project
$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml,v 1.26 2001/07/12 10:14:36 nik Exp $ $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml,v 1.27 2001/07/13 21:22:48 chern Exp $
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<chapter id="x11"> <chapter id="x11">
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<para>This chapter will introduce the steps necessary to install <para>This chapter will introduce the steps necessary to install
and configure the XFree86 X Windows System under FreeBSD. and configure the XFree86 X Windows System under FreeBSD.
Once your server is installed and configured properly. you can Once the server is installed and configured properly. The user
read <xref linkend="x11-wm"> to setup your desktop can read <xref linkend="x11-wm"> to setup their desktop
environment.</para> environment.</para>
<indexterm><primary>XFree86 4.x</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>XFree86 4.x</primary></indexterm>
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<para>The specifications for the target system's monitor are <para>The specifications for the target system's monitor are
used by XFree86 to determine the resolution and refresh rate used by XFree86 to determine the resolution and refresh rate
to run at. These specifications can usually be obtained from to run at. These specifications can usually be obtained from
the documentation that came with your monitor or from the the documentation that came with the target system's monitor
manufacturer's website. There are two ranges of numbers that or from the manufacturer's website. There are two ranges of
are needed, the horizontal scan rate and the vertical numbers that are needed, the horizontal scan rate and the
synchronization rate.</para> vertical synchronization rate.</para>
<para>The video adapter's chipset defines what driver module <para>The video adapter's chipset defines what driver module
XFree86 uses to talk to the graphics hardware. With most XFree86 uses to talk to the graphics hardware. With most
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from source and has USA_RESIDENT set in from source and has USA_RESIDENT set in
<filename>/etc/make.conf</filename>, the user may first have to <filename>/etc/make.conf</filename>, the user may first have to
fetch <filename>Wraphelp.c</filename> if XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 fetch <filename>Wraphelp.c</filename> if XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1
support is desired.</para> support is desired. This file is to be placed in the port's
<filename>files/</filename> sub-directory before the port is
built.</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
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<screen>&prompt.root; XFree86 -configure</screen> <screen>&prompt.root; XFree86 -configure</screen>
<para>This will generate a skeleton XFree86 configuration file <para>This will generate a skeleton XFree86 configuration file
in the current working directory called XF86Config.new. The in the current working directory called
XFree86 program will attempt to probe the graphics hardware on <filename>XF86Config.new</filename>. The XFree86 program will
the system and will write a configuration file to load the attempt to probe the graphics hardware on the system and will
proper drivers for the detected hardware on the target system.</para> write a configuration file to load the proper drivers for the
detected hardware on the target system.</para>
<para>The next step is to test the currently existing <para>The next step is to test the currently existing
configuration to verify that XFree86 can work with the graphics configuration to verify that XFree86 can work with the graphics