Configuring X
Before you can use X (and before you need to worry about window managers), you need to configure it for use with your system. Configuring X involves telling the system about such things as what kind of video card your computer has, what kind of monitor it has, what resolution you want to use on your monitor, and the maximum number of colors you want to use.
Most XFree86 configuration is controlled by the file /etc/X11/XF86Config. As with most configuration in FreeBSD, this file is a human readable plain text file that can be edited by hand. However, there is also a configuration program called xf86config that will ask you a series of questions and then automatically generate the /etc/X11/XF86Config file for you based on your responses. ...
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