From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 27 16:17:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDA97106568F for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:17:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D84A8FC14 for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:17:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k31so1429892fkk.11 for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:17:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=98QyKOWh06ne+BlGvTCxUEf3xcZdnF3sB0nAHBzSrvg=; b=T+eNDyb2wcNi11bpKsUDfqh+ruUzQDkYNS+nEYCcRT4VqCG91hUbjS5J8QF5F/08Oa a3K64xYkWX23Qal3uVX5trjLawzFpDzVyv9ZbrLk4zufkWe9l77gPaZU1hV1CvZkyQbC LBQD7aYsFv53nvUQDarywjSGlBC9ODh1Sjm/Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=R/qozdTV2pNVnU7MhdX39g1beogfgsDI9M5KXgYM7m9EsOc5ISGKrTABcgb/pVdCw4 k1Y8DZMQM7XJWl7oLDWoEkVRq4hD1c1a97+gS1jntnW1J/tiDcis+aGjMUEmua7YW7GV w6cRVd37wg5/BtwkxVKO6r4lzIyckyRAZCg+0= Received: by 10.187.171.8 with SMTP id y8mr353768fao.62.1222532259048; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:17:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.187.222.9 with HTTP; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:17:39 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4ad871310809270917v47150566i8475b36b0dea8fc8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:17:39 -0400 From: "Glen Barber" To: "Herman Te" In-Reply-To: <68efd1c70809261502v628eb2d8o8091d94172f4a807@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <68efd1c70809251709r69e541d5nc321b9b554fdef1@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310809251743l33bf937ex79a2492fcd3a9486@mail.gmail.com> <68efd1c70809261502v628eb2d8o8091d94172f4a807@mail.gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X server crashes on exit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:17:40 -0000 > I use the default install and I don't know what driver to get or how to > build it.. but surely if you have the wrong drivers X will not start rather > than not stop? X will start, but odd things will happen (such as your mouse not working, distorted resolutions, etc). Installing the Xorg meta-packages will install a bunch of 'default' graphics drivers, such as nv. These drivers are used if the proper driver for your card are not installed. -- Glen Barber 570.328.0318