Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:58:58 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot Message-ID: <20080131005858.GA38694@osiris.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940801301529k134c5231h9d8d9a0f794a87b3@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130120639.S45734@pemaquid.safeport.com> <3b2ddd940801301159i4173d36ag74b1d0f0955742d5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130152728.R45734@pemaquid.safeport.com> <3b2ddd940801301329x5630b3abhfd8d30b882a9bd4b@mail.gmail.com> <20080130214925.GA36835@osiris.chen.org.nz> <3b2ddd940801301351x17dd1becw60f15223c4f728c7@mail.gmail.com> <20080130224305.GA37422@osiris.chen.org.nz> <3b2ddd940801301529k134c5231h9d8d9a0f794a87b3@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 11:29:02PM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote:
> On 30/01/2008, Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> wrote:
[...]
> > There should be a more elegant way to do this, but the way I did it
> > was to:
> >
> > # pkg_delete -f xf86-video-i810-1.7.4
> > # cd /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xorg-drivers
> > # make rmconfig
> > # make config
> > [untick i180 and tick intel]
> > # portupgrade -f xorg-drivers
> >
...
> Jonathan
>
> I followed your instructions but still doesnt work.
>
> Now, all this is really disappointing. Would you suggest I reinstall
> FreeBSD 6.3? Perhaps I reinstall it without choosing Xorg during
> sysinstall and then install it later through package or port?
A reinstallation of 6.3 wouldn't really solve anything, as your
problem isn't with the base system; it's with XOrg. Could you repost
the results of your latest /var/log/XOrg.log with the new "intel"
video driver? You may have to submit its contents to XOrg for a better
diagnosis.
Cheers.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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