From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 16 14:52:33 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E8E116A49C for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:52:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nlecic@EUnet.yu) Received: from smtpclu-2.EUnet.yu (smtpclu-2.eunet.yu [194.247.192.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FD3A13C461 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:52:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nlecic@EUnet.yu) Received: from nyx.localhost (adsl-227-182.eunet.yu [213.198.227.182]) by smtpclu-2.EUnet.yu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l6GEqJAI020322; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:52:20 +0200 Message-Id: <200707161452.l6GEqJAI020322@smtpclu-2.EUnet.yu> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:52:30 +0200 From: Nikola Lecic To: Michael Gass In-Reply-To: <20070716034222.GA2852@unix.csbsju.edu> References: <20070716001503.GA17213@unix.csbsju.edu> <200707160106.l6G16grP029895@smtpclu-3.eunet.yu> <20070716034222.GA2852@unix.csbsju.edu> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.13; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE X-Face: pbl6-.[$G'Fi(Ogs2xlXP-V6{3||$Y[LOYs&~GJoikj'cVjcFC[V7du;;0~6nO= [Vi2?uU1Pq~,=Adj@,T:|"`$AF~il]J.Nz#2pU',Y7.{B;m/?{#sO^Dvo$rnmY6] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-EUNET-AVAS-Milter-Version: 2.0.0 X-AVAS-Virus-Status: clean X-AVAS-Spamd-Symbols: BAYES_50,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY X-AVAS-Spam-Score: 0.0 Cc: Lowell Gilbert , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Garbled text in xterm 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, 16 Jul 2007 14:52:33 -0000 On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:42:22 -0500 Michael Gass wrote: > On Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 03:06:47AM +0200, Nikola Lecic wrote: > > On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:15:03 -0500 > > Michael Gass wrote: > >=20 > > > Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > >=20 > > > > Hmm. I've never heard of any symptoms quite like this. > > > > A few stabs in the dark: > > > > What happened if you used no xorg.conf at all? Did you get the > > > > same xterm problem? > > >=20 > > > > Do you have a locale set? > > >=20 > > > Thanks for the response. > > > 1. If I try to running with no xorg.conf, it just hangs. I think > > > the equipment is too old for the defaults. > > > 2. My locale is set to "C" > > > 3. If I set the DefaultDepth to 1 in Screen, then it works - but > > > of course there is no color. If I set the DefaultDepth to either > > > 4 or 8, then I get the garbled text again. I do not think it is > > > the keyboard, as the garbled text happens right at the prompt, > > > and when I do type, it garbles, but the correct thing happens. > > > For instance, if I type "xterm" then the charactors are messed > > > up, but an xterm comes up (again with garbled text). > > > 4. I tried having X construct a configure file for me (Xorg > > > -configure), but same problem. > >=20 > > Hello Michael, > >=20 > > What happens if you add > >=20 > > Option "XaaNoScanlineImageWriteRect" "true" > > Option "XaaNoScanlineCPUToScreenColorExpandFill" "true" > >=20 > > to the Screen section (try Device too)? > >=20 > > Try also: > >=20 > > Option "Accel" "false" > >=20 > > Nikola Le=C4=8Di=C4=87 >=20 > Nikola, >=20 > Thank you for the response. > This did not work, but it gives me the idea to try similar > options. If you have any other advice, please let me know. Me personally not very much besides Xaa* options (which could be deductible to my eyes from your xorg conf/log), but others probably do have. However, it remains a bit unclear what those garbled characters exactly look like. Is the text garbled in xterm only? Or in windows decoration (you mentioned twm) as well? So: (1) It could be very useful if you could provide a snapshot; (2) You may try xfontsel(1) as a useful previewer of the fonts in use; (3) Try 'xterm -font ', list them with xlsfonts(1); (4) Try to start a new thread on freebsd-x11@ named "Garbled text with colour depth > 1 on older vga" -- or something like this -- this seems to be a crucial part; (5) Try asking even on X.org; (6) Whatever you do, please send a feedback here since this is a very interesting issue. :) Nikola Le=C4=8Di=C4=87