I finally got X working.  I just hadn't installed xfonts.tgz.  I thought
that since I saw a 100dpi font already included in the base and server
packages, that I wouldn't need all the complex fonts.  If anyone else is
having trouble with X, just install that:

# ftp -o /tmp/xfonts.tgz \
   ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6/hpcmips/binary/sets/xfonts.tgz
# cd /
# gunzip -c /tmp/xfonts.tgz | tar -xpf -
# startx -- :1

Something like that worked for me.

Anyone know why you cannot switch back to a virtual console once you're
in X?  That's really frustrating.  Is it a physical limitation or
software?

On 03/16/03/03/03 17:22 -0500, Jimi Malcolm wrote:
> What do I have to do to set up X manually?  I don't think I have it set
> up correctly to the terminals.
> 
> In /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers, I have the line:
> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt05
> 
> In /etc/ttys, I have the line:
> ttyE4  "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"  vt100 off secure
> 
> In /etc/wscons, I have the line:
> screen 4 - vt100
> 
> I'm not really sure what else I need to configure.  To start it, I'll
> run:
> 
> # startx
> 
> And then it'll crash or hang.
> 
> On 03/13/03/03/03 09:57 -0500, Jimi Malcolm wrote:
> > Here's an excerpt from my /var/log/xdm file.  I just think that I
> > haven't spawned /dev/ttyE5 or something correctly.
> > 
> > xdm error (pid 288): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
> > xdm error (pid 279): Display :0 cannot be opened
> > xdm error (pid 290): xdm error (pid 279): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 2816
> > xdm error (pid 292): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
> > xdm error (pid 279): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 2816
> > xdm error (pid 294): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
> > 
> > On 03/13/03/03/03 09:50 -0500, Jimi Malcolm wrote:
> > > Your device probably stores that in /var/log/xdm.  I'm having the same
> > > problem now on a newly installed 780 that I'm just learning how to
> > > use.
> > > 
> > > On 03/13/03/03/03 06:09 -0600, Todd T. Fries wrote:
> > > > Not that I've ever used X on a Mobilepro, but knowing abit about x in
> > > > general, I'd like to suggest that perhaps /var/log/XFree86.0.log might
> > > > be a good place to look for hints on what went wrong...  -- Todd Fries
> > > > .. todd@fries.net
> > 
> > -- 
> > Jimi
> 
> -- 
> Jimi

-- 
Jimi