Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:56:39 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with Xfce & console Message-ID: <491E9CD7.4070502@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <491E781C.3090405@bah.homeip.net> References: <491E781C.3090405@bah.homeip.net>
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Bernt Hansson wrote: > Hello list > > When exiting xfce to return to my console, xfce put my graphicscard in > an unusable state i.e no picture and my monitors led blinks slowly as if > it where in powersave/suspend mode. This do not happen with fluxbox, > windowmaker or twm. Commenting out the "Virtual" directive helps but > then I have to set the reolution every time xfce is started. > > The other WM's get really strange resolutions if "Virtual" is commented > out, like 2880x1400 and such. > > Is it a driver or xfce issue? > > %uname -a > FreeBSD testbox 7.0-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p3 #0: Thu Aug 28 > 14:13:44 CEST 2008 root@testbox:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > > xorg.conf > > Section "Device" > Identifier "his radeon 3870" > Driver "radeon" > # BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Option "DDCMode" "1" Driver specific option > Option "PanelSize" "1280x1024" Driver specific option > EndSection > > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen 1" > Device "his radeon 3870" > Monitor "Hitachi CM752ET" > DefaultDepth 24 > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024" "1600x1200" > Virtual 1280 1024 > ViewPort 0 0 > EndSubsection > EndSection > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > Did you try ctrl-Alt-backspace on the blank screen to return to the command line. I think what you are seeing is the xorg screen. Try while in xfce ctrl-alt-f1 to switch from desktop to virtual console. and then alt f9 to return to desktop?
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