From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 28 10:50:59 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89DEE1065672; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:50:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D68638FC13; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:50:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id e12so654603fga.12 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:50:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=g6QCew4aE/74LPnFnb8etV3Luv99MvwpbKoUcUkNl68=; b=fgeCgI2UO1UjKiMDuM2fNiRbw7qsxfki8b2O9ANyodEpKv5NpQ4nf4yFIJVXeQJQ2c oJuWRLidLXT5rKR72cGtIVh60PYq80skE3OJBz0e+5d89choZu/Vvyidz5RnKSxnA9vV 9zJU1aW9I0ecA/Ot+fIHlQFVu9cLRIwOUDx7g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=QkXwA0YNTj15odj9VJl6PhS7btbcLoHdnua7qtGfSflZw39t7wGZM6hZvLXjoTG8MO PwUZwq4SOS2NLZ0HxNbsDJ8BQApHdQ339bmiUWCydz1eLKpOw/7JmUUbbOWSMkNPIqPn 83wai/cJvXvvr3un4Hs4FheMxe9O83WDdk0uI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.86.91.3 with SMTP id o3mr4251011fgb.20.1240915857854; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:50:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20090427145645.GA14984@rebelion.Sisis.de> References: <20090417084446.GA3929@rebelion.Sisis.de> <3a142e750904170613s63f6445el7adab4f74ab3dbf5@mail.gmail.com> <20090427141929.GA13902@rebelion.Sisis.de> <3a142e750904270732r48be04f7k776b5c4d13ba1383@mail.gmail.com> <20090427145645.GA14984@rebelion.Sisis.de> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:50:57 +0200 Message-ID: <3a142e750904280350o15ea4275rf297608ec84262fe@mail.gmail.com> From: "Paul B. Mahol" To: Matthias Apitz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CURRENT+xorg-7.4 on eeePC 900 && X crashes on shutdown X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:50:59 -0000 On 4/27/09, Matthias Apitz wrote: > El dia Monday, April 27, 2009 a las 04:32:01PM +0200, Paul B. Mahol > escribio: > >> > >> > while I'm thinking about, it would be nice to get the alpha-console back >> > to a usable state; when the X server crashes it let the display in >> > nonsense output; all other is still working, i.e. I can use Alt-F2 to go >> > to another alpha console, can login and reboot, but all this without >> > seeing what I type; is there some tool/command to reset the VGA so that >> > the >> > output is visible again? I could insert this into the ~/.xinitrc after >> > the call of 'startkde' and all would be fine until updating the X11 >> > server; any idea? >> > >> >> Doesnt starting Xorg again fix problem, > > yes it does; but if you terminate the new X server it crashes again and > you're in the same situation; > >> doesnt using vesa instead of >> intel makes console output more useful l(starting Xorg with vesa >> driver after Xorg crash with intel, you can use -layout switch for >> that). >> >> If you dont care about acceleration and more CPU usage use vesa until >> further. > > I've tested it right now with 'Driver "vesa"'; it comes up and > terminates fine, but only in 800x600 resolution, streched to the screen > of 1024x600 pixel :-( Does it heal corrupted console output? There is some strange dark magic with randr happening there, I can reproduce it only once. After starting Xorg vesa for second time it will use 1280x800 as usual. xrandr on other hand will not output 1024x768 even if it is possible with vesa ..... -- Paul