Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:23:51 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Derek Funk <dfunk6@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: closing X Message-ID: <4C16D627.1010302@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4C16AB51.5010309@cox.net> References: <4C14F056.9020503@cox.net> <4C1573DF.6070706@gmail.com> <4C16AB51.5010309@cox.net>
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On 6/14/10 6:21 PM, Derek Funk wrote: > On 6/13/2010 7:12 PM, Glen Barber wrote: >> Hi Derek, >> >> On 6/13/10 10:51 AM, Derek Funk wrote: >>> I have setup PCBSD and a Standard Freebsd with gui. and kbunto. They do >>> not close X completely. I get a flashing screen. >>> I can still type commands while the screen flashes. I have done a google >>> search but nothing seems to match my problem. >>> >>> I installed opensolaris and it doesn't do this but I want bsd. >>> >>> I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop that has intel mobile graphics. Is >>> this something with the intel graphics driver or an installed software >>> conflict. >>> >> >> Does it sound similar to this issue? >> >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2009-August/046958.html >> >> Regards, >> > Yea, that is mostly what I am experiencing. I followed the thread and > didn't see a resolution. > > Last I used that laptop, there still was no resolution. The only thing I could find to prevent it from happening in the first place is to not use xscreensaver, xrander, etc. Once I disabled those apps, the flashing console went away. I did find that 'startx' from the flashing console, and immediately closing X would drop me back to a normal, visible console. Regards, -- Glen Barber
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