Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:51:02 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where are the Xorg config files ? Message-ID: <20050225085102.GA62231@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20050225072846.GU36248@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <BE440CEA.22C6%lichtner@9online.fr> <20050224233127.GP36248@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20050225062652.GA6912@thought.org> <20050225072846.GU36248@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 05:58:46PM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Thursday, 24 February 2005 at 22:26:52 -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 10:01:27AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > >> On Thursday, 24 February 2005 at 22:59:54 +0100, Edward Lichtner wrote: > >>> Hi all, > >>> I installed FreeBSD 5.3 along with Xorg 6.7.0-9 and KDE 3.3.0-4. I started > >>> KDE by creating an .xinitrc file in my home directory containing the line : > >>> exec startkde > >>> I then run startx and KDE starts up and works fine. > >>> However, there is no xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 or in /usr/X11R6/etc/X11, > >>> and a ³find² search reveals no xorg.conf file anywhere. Since KDE seems to > >>> work out of the box, I assume there is a config file that has been generated > >>> for Xorg somewhere. > >>> Any idea where I can find it ? > >> > >> Look in your /var/log/Xorg.0.log. You should see something like: > >> > >> ... > >> (==) Using config file: "/etc/XF86Config" > >> > >> (etc). You'll note in this case that it fell back to the XF86Config. > >> This may be what's happening to you. > > > > You gave me a clue, but looking ikn in log at my Xorg.0.log > > file, doesn't help me much. > > It helps me a lot: > > > (EE) Unable to locate/open config file > > ... > > (==) Using default built-in configuration (53 lines) > > (==) --- Start of built-in configuration --- > > Section "Module" > > You need to look at this config file. > The first dozen+ lines make sense, but not much more. > > xdm only works without any config file. It works at 1600x1200 but > > everything quivers, so my guess is that I'm driving the tube to its > > max. Or beyond. > > Possibly. > > > Any idea how I can get xorg.conf that runs things at > > 1280x1024? I've tried xorgcfg so far without success. > > What happened when you tried? > Strangr things: xdm eventually brings up the gray stippled bg with the "X" cursor; then the CRT clicks, screen goes black, and after several seconds it retries. Seems to be in an infinite loop. Not even <ctl><alt><Fn> gets me to an alt vtty long enough to log in and shutdown. I've had to power down to get out. Both xorgcfg and xorgconfig have the same results. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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