From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 29 23:09:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12E1316A4CF for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:09:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from outbox.allstream.net (outbox.allstream.net [207.245.244.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4FF443D4C for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:09:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from epilogue@allstream.net) Received: from localhost (mon-pq62-007.dial.allstream.net [216.123.137.7]) by outbox.allstream.net (Allstream MTA) with SMTP id E21571BAFB7; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:09:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:09:24 -0400 From: epilogue To: Bill Schoolcraft Message-ID: <20041029190924.720a60dc@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20041029152928.K38850@bsd.billschoolcraft.com> References: <20041029125759.26932.qmail@web52501.mail.yahoo.com> <20041029191818.GA1199@conde.cs.tu-berlin.de> <20041029125553.B37394@bsd.billschoolcraft.com> <20041029182023.4cf553a6@localhost> <20041029152928.K38850@bsd.billschoolcraft.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12b (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2.1, installed Mozilla -- X reverses background colors when used!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:09:38 -0000 On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:30:43 -0700 (PDT) Bill Schoolcraft wrote: > At Fri, 29 Oct 2004 it looks like epilogue composed: > > > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:59:52 -0700 (PDT) > > Bill Schoolcraft wrote: > > > > > At Fri, 29 Oct 2004 it looks like Volker Eckert composed: > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 05:57:59AM -0700, Bill Schoolcraft > > > > wrote: > > > > > ... > > > > > I have run 5.2.1 successfully on many machines and X is > > > > > actually working fine except when I use Mozilla as installed > > > > > from ports. > > > > > > > > > > The whole background turns into a "negative" and so does the > > > > > Mozilla browser. All returns to normal once I exit Mozilla. > > > > > > I may go and install 4.10 and see what happens. 4.10 failed to > > > install when the installation kernel hit the parallel port... > > > Install/Kernel just wedged shut. > > > > have you considered installing moz via packages? > > Hmm, actually no. I was always feeling pretty safe using the > "ports" system. Aren't they the same packages? it would be a quick way to test a binary that is 'supposed' to work. pehaps, you compiled your port with strange options (on the CLI or via make.conf or even pkgtools.conf) fwiw, trying a pkg is probably easier than reinstalling your system. also, you might want cause the problem again, then check your /var/logs to see if anything interesting shows up in either Xorg.0.log, console.log, messages.log... > > -- > Bill Schoolcraft | Life's journey is not to arrive at the > PO Box 210076 | grave safely in a well preserved body, > San Francisco,CA 94121 | but rather to skid in sideways, totally > http://billschoolcraft.com | spent, yelling "holy shit, what a ride!" > >