Contributed by jose on from the gui dept.
"I very recently installed openbsd on a spare computer - I couldnt find any articles on how to get X running and configured with a windowmanager (windowmaker) - I have written up an article on how I set up X with windowmaker on my openbsd install - I hope this will help any people trying to migrate to openbsd and use X. The URL is http://shintara.net/xonopenbsd.htm ."I followed the same steps, too, when I first set up X on my -current laptop, but I know they can't be right. Why would you have to do this in a working, tested product? What are the correct steps?
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By Anonymous Coward () on
startx
have a look at /etc/fbtab also.
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what is it people claim make things more difficult in openbsd?
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By Jeffrey () on
Never had a single problem.
In fact, setting up X on OpenBSD is easier than on any other system where I've done this.
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By X11R6 () on
This is not a complaint, really. I've just come to accept that setting up a "free" X11 server on any *NIX box (other than Mac OS X) requires a fair amount of tweaking.
It really depends on your hardware.
By Shane () on
I was using xf86cfg, which worked fine for 'startx' but not for xdm. I googled around and found someone mention xf86config and figured I'd try it. xdm worked fine after that. Strange stuff.
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By Anonymous Coward () seti0@email.si on mailto:seti0@email.si
help?
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By Motley Fool () motleyfool@dawgstar.org on mailto:motleyfool@dawgstar.org
man XFree86
snippet
-configure
When this option is specified, the X server loads
all video driver modules, probes for available
hardware, and writes out an initial XF86Config(5)
file based on what was detected. This option cur
rently has some problems on some platforms, but in
most cases it is a good way to bootstrap the con
figuration process. This option is only available
when the server is run as root (i.e, with real-uid
0).
By Anonymous Coward () on
Option "NoAccel" "true"
in Section "Device". You won't get any hardware acceleration (which sucks) but at least X should start. Also, a recent version of xfree86 from their CVS tree will help.
By Anonymous Coward () on
gart driver (ie OpenBSD 3.2+)
xf86cfg -textmode
http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.1/i810.html
rebuild if i810 driver (or build) (check for
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o), i do not appear to have one after install
vesa driver module is most extreme step back, which gives almost no performace, makes X super-stable, and sometimes requires newer VGA BIOS even on recent cards)
you can display your X apps on remote display using working X-server
By Anonymous Coward () on
They'll pump out 1280x1024 24bit color at high enough refresh rates to satisfy most (enough to eliminate moniter flicker anyway), but don't plan on getting much in the way of OpenGL performance from them (they're really a 2D card with 3D performance that was "average" in 1998).
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http://www.devilness.org/XF86Config.i810
By Ed-0x1b () on
X in general is somewhat obscure - good luck
By Anonymous Coward () on
say no to the "are you going to be running an X server on this machine?" install question. suppose you later go on to change your mind.
what (if anything) would you have to do to reverse your eariler decision? (in other words, what does that question do to your system, exactly?)
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By James A. Peltier () james@site-fx.net on http://www.site-fx.net
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StatiK76
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By PeterIH () on
"agp* at pchb?"
from the kernel. I've never tried this with OpenBSD, but perhaps the problem is similar there.
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Given an X installation, what can be done to increase such a box's security. Any PF ports to block, can you configure X to specific ports?
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By bengt () eleberg@cbe.ericsson.se on mailto:eleberg@cbe.ericsson.se
bengt
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By Anonymous Coward () on
I use openbsd as my webserver, but nowadays im
thinking of use it as my main OS in my laptop.
Has anybody run it on a Dell Inspiron 8200
laptop with 1400x1050 screen resolution and
a nvidia GeForce440 succesfully?
Could anyone show me his XF86Config file?
Sorry for my poor english and thanks a lot
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In xf86config, selections were:
-wsmouse protocol
-emulate3buttons: yes
-wheel: no
-device=/dev/wsmouse0
-keyboard: 105-key (pc105), US English
-didn't set up extra xkb options (though maybe I should have)
Monitor:
-hsync: 31.5-64.3 kHz
-vsync range: 50-70
Card:
-type: * Generic VESA compatible
-video memory: 4096K
-default depth 16 bits
Here's the XF86Config (minus comment lines). If you use it, please let me know how it woks out for you. Also let me know if you see anything in there that I really shouldn't have set, or anything that might explain odd sporadic keyboard problems.
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Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "Device" "/dev/wskbd0"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "wsmouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/wsmouse0"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
HorizSync 31.5 - 64.3
VertRefresh 50-70
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "vga"
EndSection
# Device configured by xf86config:
Section "Device"
Identifier "* Generic VESA compatible"
Driver "vesa"
#VideoRam 4096
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "* Generic VESA compatible"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "640x480" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
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By Erik Magnusson () on
Have there been much problem using OpenBSD as one's desktop OS?
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By neo () neostage@netcabo.pt on mailto:neostage@netcabo.pt
http://openbsd-pt.ath.cx/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43
greetings all, speacialy the 'deadly team' :-)