From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 16 04:31:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7488316A418 for ; Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:31:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BA5613C447 for ; Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:31:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m1G4HpEs099809; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:17:51 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id zYKe5Kn+RaaD; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:17:47 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (dsl.daleco.biz [209.125.108.70]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m1G4Hhtp099805; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:17:44 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <47B663E1.9090106@daleco.biz> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:17:37 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070418 SeaMonkey/1.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Texas Phillip Gray Condreay References: <419AC766-710F-4D65-831B-FED63870D75F@nc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <419AC766-710F-4D65-831B-FED63870D75F@nc.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X configuration errors 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, 16 Feb 2008 04:31:26 -0000 Texas Phillip Gray Condreay wrote: > Running FreeBSD 6.3 on an old Compaq 8100 with a standard nvidia > graphics card, x has recognized the card and read > "new driver is 'nv'" > before attempting to load "nv" and failing. It then went on to tell me > I didn't have a screen. The log file reports that the os failed to > check pci ports on startup, however, pciconf -l -cv returns an accurate > list. I do have a screen and would like to make x realize that. Help? "No screens found" is usually a rather general error, and means that no usable configuration information has been found that X believe is sane enough to attempt to start a display with. What else from /var/log/Xorg.0.log might give you a clue? Did you run xorgcfg(1)? Which configuration file is being used? Have you tried the "vesa" driver? Sorry for several questions, but maybe something will click. Xorg configuration is a tad magical; not difficult after you've done it a few times, but not exactly, err, intuitive (not sure that's what I mean exactly, tho) if you're not completely immersed in the documentation. HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.