Installing X on FreeBSD 4.5

[LuckyTaxi]

Having a hard time getting it to work. I notice many folks are saying BSD 4.5 still uses XFree 3.x. I want 4.2, but I'm not sure how
to go about getting it to work correctly. What's the easiest way to get X working? Install it during the installation process or
after the base install is done, and then i can install via the ports?

 

[jhu]

try compiling the source

 

[kylef]

FreeBSD 4.5 comes with XFree 4.10 on the installation media, in the Ports collection. You can also download it from your nearest FreeBSD mirror.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

i did a custom installed and installed some things except for the XFree section. There's a server and desktop section.
Do i install both?

 

[steell]

I have installed XFree86 in 4.3 and 4.4 many times, without a problem. But 4.5 is driving me nuts! I have tried 3.x, 4.1, and even 4.2
Not only can I not get XFree86 to work, about half the time 4.5 loses the kb when it boots!
I think I will go back to 4.4

 

[freebsddude]

<< FreeBSD 4.5 comes with XFree 4.10 on the installation media, in the Ports collection. You can also download it from your nearest FreeBSD mirror. >>



This sounds right, 4.2 was backed out of the ports tree. I believe you should be able to build it from /usr/ports/x11, a fairly recent Makefile for x in the ports tree shows 4.1:

# $FreeBSD: ports/x11/XFree86-4/Makefile,v 1.141 2002/03/05 23:36:59 jmz Exp $
#

PORTNAME= XFree86
PORTVERSION= 4.1.0

I am building a new 4.5 box myself shortly!