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Subject: Re: Problems with Xfce & console
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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
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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?