In message <Marcel-1.26-0914101137-0b06648@verisimilitude.demon.co.uk> you wrote:

> Having installed RiscBSD fairly successfully I now want to use the X
> Window system.
> 
> When I type /usr/X11R6.1/bin/X I get the 'XArm' banner screen followed
> by a grey screen with a black X in the centre. There is no further HD
> activity unless I press a key.
> 
> Have I installed X incorrectly? How can I fix this?

You need to run '/usr/X11R6.1/bin/xdm &' as root, which will allow
you to log in under X. Alternatively, you could use /usr/X11R6.1/bin/startx
which IIRC you need to be root to start?.



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