From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 20 12:58:18 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 341C8106564A for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:58:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from aiolos.otenet.gr (aiolos.otenet.gr [83.235.67.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 921C38FC08 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:58:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from joshua.freebsdgr.org (athedsl-4555447.home.otenet.gr [94.70.78.191]) (authenticated bits=0) by aiolos.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3KCwFWb031761 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:58:15 +0300 Message-ID: <49EC7167.4040402@otenet.gr> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:58:15 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090411) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <89ce7f740904182018s5ee0934ew54021bd2e44d207e@mail.gmail.com> <49EACF5B.9090107@otenet.gr> <49EB3CFD.6010408@otenet.gr> <89ce7f740904191438j222d34ddtaf1ade298a09abd1@mail.gmail.com> <49EBBEED.7080903@gmail.com> <20090420035810.705647ab.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090420080030.628f7cf3@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20090420080030.628f7cf3@scorpio> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Problems with Xorg after portupgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:58:18 -0000 Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:58:10 +0200 > Polytropon wrote: > > [snip] > > >>> While CTRL+ALT+Backspace does not kill the X server, I can press >>> CTRL+ALT+F1 or ALT+F1 to return to the text mode console. I then >>> kill the X server via CTRL+C. >>> >> There's a new setting that needs to be put into xorg.conf: >> >> Section "ServerFlags" >> Option "DontZap" "false" >> EndSection >> >> Then you should be able to Ctrl+Alt+BkSpace to kill X. >> > > Maybe I am reading this incorrectly; however, in my /etc/xorg.conf file, > I have this notation. > > # Uncomment this to disable the server abort sequence > # This allows clients to receive this key event. > > # Option "DontZap" > > It would seem the language is confusing. As I would understand it, > uncommenting the line disables the sequence. Therefore, it would seem > to indicate that leaving it commented out activates the sequence. Maybe > the language should be cleaned up. > > Heh, it can be quite confusing because it enables the system to *not* do something, which is the reverse of what we usually think options do. Using Option "DontZap" simply enables "DontZap" which prevents CTRL+ALT+BSKP from being used. Hence disabling DontZap allows X-Server to be... Zapped or killed by the key combination ;)