From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 15 19:22:08 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91A2616A402 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:22:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from neeraj.dl@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FD8513C481 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:22:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from neeraj.dl@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so822131wxc for ; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:22:07 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=tLFliPEJdByPr75FvBDE0cCmwrCsmD4kWH84h7aGd4cxorQ2+qaUfk2JdL0Y6vYlEA4Jfj3RE98iClMWecpVwkWVhIxtvGB8WYahmil4+FCdGH6D7ZuOXRsW7yhtpkZXZLRsQ2TClprG2Stoumfqm1RuWn2MPZ2Nkt2cCdjcrOQ= Received: by 10.70.29.7 with SMTP id c7mr3589010wxc.1171567327768; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:22:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.90.13 with HTTP; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:22:07 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <2b5834fa0702151122v75e42146we156bda03ed20425@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:22:07 -0800 From: "Neeraj Sharma" To: "Bill Moran" , thakoos@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20070215091832.5877929e.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <2b5834fa0702142114v5e2d37b0t30eef03c892b9819@mail.gmail.com> <499c70c0702142202m74264384k3d36bd70e326a961@mail.gmail.com> <14989d6e0702150010v799dc698n93e2ac003e8d77bd@mail.gmail.com> <2b5834fa0702150054r33e4be56xd93c3e1ba0fad3d5@mail.gmail.com> <20070215091832.5877929e.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Christian Walther , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg on FreeBSD does not work 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: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:22:08 -0000 The problem got fixed by reducing the depth to 15 in screen section. A big thanks to Thakoos@hotmail.com and offcourse to others who offered to help. Thanks Neeraj Sharma On 2/15/07, Bill Moran wrote: > > In response to "Neeraj Sharma" : > > > I tried copying my xorg.conf from Ubuntu (which automatically probes > > everything and creates a xorg.conf) and tried to use on FreeBSD. But > still > > it hangs... I wonder if its because some drivers are missing in FreeBSD > for > > my monitor. My laptop has ATI Radeon 9000IGP in case that rings a bell > to > > someone in the same situation as me b4. > > Are you sure it's "hanging"? Have you tried CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to get > out? Do you have a mouse cursor? > > Before you fsck around randomly, check X's log files in /var/log/. I've > found them to be incredibly verbose, but frequently helpful. > > > Here is xorg.conf from my Ubuntu Install > > # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) > > # > > # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, > using > > # values from the debconf database. > > # > > # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual > page. > > # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) > > # > > # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades > *only* > > # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg > > # package. > > # > > # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically > updated > > # again, run the following commands: > > # > > # cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom > > # sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum' > > # sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg > > > > Section "Files" > > FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server > > # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > > # paths to defoma fonts > > FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" > > FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Module" > > Load "bitmap" > > Load "dbe" > > Load "ddc" > > Load "dri" > > Load "extmod" > > Load "freetype" > > Load "glx" > > Load "int10" > > Load "record" > > Load "type1" > > Load "vbe" > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > > Driver "keyboard" > > Option "CoreKeyboard" > > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" > > Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > > Driver "mouse" > > Option "CorePointer" > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" > > Driver "synaptics" > > Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" > > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > > Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" > > Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9100 U3 (R200 > > IGP)" > > Driver "ati" > > BusID "PCI:1:5:0" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Generic Monitor" > > Option "DPMS" > > Modeline "1280x800@60" 83.91 1280 1312 1624 1656 800 816 824 841 > > EndSection > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Default Screen" > > Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9100 U3 (R200 > > IGP)" > > Monitor "Generic Monitor" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 1 > > Modes "1280x800" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 4 > > Modes "1280x800" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 8 > > Modes "1280x800" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 15 > > Modes "1280x800" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 16 > > Modes "1280x800" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 24 > > Modes "1280x800" > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > > > Section "ServerLayout" > > Identifier "Default Layout" > > Screen "Default Screen" > > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > > InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad" > > EndSection > > > > Section "DRI" > > Mode 0666 > > EndSection > > > > > > Thanks for the help! > > > > Neeraj > > > > > > On 2/15/07, Christian Walther wrote: > > > > > > On 15/02/07, Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri wrote: > > > > On 2/15/07, Neeraj Sharma wrote: > > > > > I am a newbie to FreeBSD world. I am trying to install FreeBSD6.2on > > > my HP > > > > > zv5240us laptop. Everything else went off fine except the X > config. I > > > ran > > > > > the command X -configure which created a xorg.conf.new file. When > I > > > use that > > > > > to run X it just shows a blank screen and I am not able to go back > to > > > the > > > > > console also. > > > > > > > > > > I tried playing around with the parameters in xorg.conf.new file > but > > > without > > > > > success. If anyone can help me with this it will be great... > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > > > > Neeraj Sharma > > > > > > > > That is alright to show you xorg works or not. > > > > > > Yes, a blank screen and a locked keyboard is a perfect description of > > > an X configuration that isn't working. ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > After doing that press ctrl+alt+backspace > > > > > > > > Then #cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf then type startx or > > > > reboot your notebook. > > > > > > Sorry for correcting, but this is not adviseable at this point. His X > > > isn't working obviously, so installing xorg.conf into the right place > > > would lead to more problems, without solving anything. > > > He can do so when the X configuration is working. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri > > > > Arab Portal > > > > http://www.WeArab.Net/ > > > > > > Regards > > > Christian > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks & Regards, > > Neeraj Sharma > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Bill Moran > Collaborative Fusion Inc. > > wmoran@collaborativefusion.com > Phone: 412-422-3463x4023 > > **************************************************************** > IMPORTANT: This message contains confidential information and is > intended only for the individual named. If the reader of this > message is not an intended recipient (or the individual > responsible for the delivery of this message to an intended > recipient), please be advised that any re-use, dissemination, > distribution or copying of this message is prohibited. Please > notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received > this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or > error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, > destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The > sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or > omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a > result of e-mail transmission. > **************************************************************** > -- Thanks & Regards, Neeraj Sharma