Configuring X Window System in FreeBSD Guest OS

If you want to use X Window System graphic shell in FreeBSD guest OS, you should configure it manually. Running automatic configuration command X -probeonly or X -configure may not work. X Window System can be configured using xorgconfig text utility or xorgcfg graphical utility. You need root privileges to run them.

To start manual configuration:

1. Issue one of the following commands in the command line:

   su -l root -c xorgconfig

   or

   su -l root -c xorgcfg

2. Enter the root password when you are asked for it.

When performing configuration set the following:

1. Select Generic VESA compatible video card.
2. Select 4096K of video memory.
3. Select screen resolution for a color depth. You may specify single resolution for any color depth. For instance, specify 640x480 resolution for 8-bit color, 800x600 resolution for 16-bit color, and so on. Do not specify several resolutions for a color depth, because X Window on startup will select the greatest one.

   You may set a single resolution for a specific color depth (for instance, if you are going to work with 16-bit color only, select any single resolution for it), and later select for your configuration only this specific color depth.

4. Select preferred color depth for your configuration.