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Old 08-09-2008
Problems starting X windows

After i login i try to start X windows by using the "startx" command. All it does is return "startx: Command not found". Any help would be great.Smilie, By the way I'm using freeBSD.

Last edited by spacebizall; 08-09-2008 at 10:34 PM..
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Old 08-10-2008
Which version of FreeBSD and X Window system?
What happens when you enter the commands xorg or xorgconfig?
 
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