From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Sep 15 20:39:08 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B54349C2D07 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:39:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EDA411D9 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:39:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id 9C4CF9C2D05; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:39:08 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BDE29C2D04 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:39:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: from srv.slsware.net (srv.slsware.net [216.17.134.203]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 631B911D8 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:39:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: from air.slsware.wif (unknown [192.168.2.237]) by srv.slsware.net (srv.slsware.net) with ESMTP id 134682C041C; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:39:07 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: 10.2 graphics problem Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Glenn English X-Mailer: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition for OS/2 v3.00.11.18 BETA/60 In-Reply-To: <867fnr1lwy.fsf@WorkBox.Home> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:39:05 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <8F541F88-2EAE-434C-B52C-43A744F54ADD@slsware.net> <867fnr1lwy.fsf@WorkBox.Home> To: "Brandon J. Wandersee" , freebsdQuestions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:39:08 -0000 On Sep 15, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Brandon J. Wandersee = wrote: > That's not likely to accomplish anything. It might. I think I missed a step in the original install. I started = over a few minutes ago. > You say that you can't "quit > back to the console," which in my mind could mean two different > things. Ah! Nothing works, mouse, keyboard, nothing except the power button. > First, try adding the lines Warren mentioned to the > /boot/loader.conf file. Into the empty file. OK. > Some graphics adapters, like the newer Intel i* > series, require the new vt(8) console in order to work properly. This is a SuperMicro with a low end Radeon graphics card. If vt(7) = doesn't work I'll try vt(8). > Second, if you're saying you can't actually quit from the desktop--as > in, you can't click the "Logoff" button in the session menu--it's = likely > because you haven't started XFCE with ConsoleKit. See above. > You need to start XFCE > from your ~/.xinitrc file (or session file, if you're using a display > manager) with the line: >=20 > exec ck-launch-session startxfce4 IIRC, that's what I did to gwt the XFCE desktop. But I'll try it again. > That will enable the log-out, shutdown and reboot functions. That's what I need. It's a significantly better looking GUI than the = same thing in Linux. But in Linux it pays attention to the mouse :-) > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > 'A common mistake that people make when trying to design something > completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete > fools.' > - Douglas Adams Or Linux geeks... > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --=20 Glenn English