Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:22:31 -0600 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Drowning in a KDE4 - xorg - nvidia glass of water after updating all over the weekend. Message-ID: <20100208142231.30694xr6oeb2z88w@econet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002081226130.674@wonkity.com> References: <20100208125543.161179ubafjyi30o@econet.encontacto.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002081226130.674@wonkity.com>
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Quoting Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>: > On Mon, 8 Feb 2010, eculp wrote: > >> I haven't had an X/kde problem in years and probably because of =20 >> that I am stuck. Problems are learning opportunities;) To confirm =20 >> that my las xorg.conf was done with xorgconfig and almost identical =20 >> to my old XF86config files and all depreciated. >> >> When trying to start my brand new kde it stuck with Akonadi and the =20 >> las line was that it was preparing to launch =20 >> /usr/local/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_trash.so and it doesn't move from =20 >> there. I have to kill it with ^c. I have a copy of the last run =20 >> bye using startx 2>&1 | /tmp/TestLog.log and am attaching the file. >> >> As I mentioned my xorg.conf didn't work so I created a new on with =20 >> Xorg -configure and then ran the nvidia-config and used the result =20 >> also attached. > > (No attachments; the list software sometimes removes them. Also, =20 > x11 configuration questions are probably best sent to the =20 > freebsd-x11 list.) Added links as soon as I saw it. I chose ports because I have no idea =20 what the problem is: kde or xorg or ? > First, rename or delete your xorg.conf and try startx again. If =20 > it'll autoconfig correctly for your hardware, problem solved. I was sure that would work but .... I am putting the link to the =20 xorg.0.log here. http://encontacto.net/bsd/Xorg.0.log-no-xorg.conf Thanks for the information. I missed that over the last few updates. =20 I also see that it wanted to use the vesa driver that isn't quite as =20 nice as the nvidia but to get away from the black terminals that I =20 loved so much in the '80's. > > If not, or if you want an xorg.conf, a current sample for an ancient =20 > GeForce2 follows. It assumes you have dbus and hal running, and you =20 > may need to change the BusID value to match your system. Thanks I will give it a try. Hopefully it will work for me. Your =20 reference to dbus and hal and the BusID, worry me. I'm going to take =20 a closer look at them to. I didn't even include them in my testing mix. > > Section "ServerLayout" > =09Identifier "Xorg" > =09Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > =09Option "DontZap" "Off" > EndSection > > Section "Files" > =09ModulePath "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules" > =09FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" > =09FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" > =09FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" > =09FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" > =09FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" > =09FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" > EndSection > > Section "DRI" > =09Group 0 > =09Mode 0660 > EndSection > > Section "Extensions" > =09Option "Composite" "Disable" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > =09Identifier "Card0" > =09Driver "nvidia" > =09VendorName "nVidia Corporation" > =09BoardName "NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]" > =09BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > =09Identifier "Screen0" > =09Device "Card0" > =09SubSection "Display" > =09=09Virtual 1024 768 > =09EndSubSection > EndSection > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA Thanks, ed
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