From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Oct 16 13:49:39 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B68ACA164C2 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:49:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io0-f174.google.com (mail-io0-f174.google.com [209.85.223.174]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 88FDEA6C for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:49:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: by ioii196 with SMTP id i196so123796925ioi.3 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2015 06:49:38 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=references:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:date:message-id :mime-version:content-type; bh=JDdx8q47H4zGvqBbBNPFl2qMmxdxLiXpIU0x3053TOs=; b=g5WfUMPAjs7r/vI7ZpZ3ZsoD9UZLRAYP/dznrPk/+toxeCmwG7pmqheS9vTsaoSEEa e08ByYen7BSrPz8Zobjlpg7hVzHK0+kpi9hg7Mmi0BKFksYZKiuVBg5EkkEC2BiJcw/N 75IV64wQf1/0tWPyuCg56axc7LZ0Rij6YdyDBmaDpwin1nef0qavd6gvq1AiLr3jm5XN MI40dieMp7Is4/5rBkNu6WR/SEg28Hg8UGRQWBzi34j/1MpWNx3567zAhx+0huEpdPEY 7q09sXBsI3wId2ui9GuG4j2mO23n335FGY6a1Yp/brquN+BNF2Hr2BuM0+jjTpuEt/YB vfgQ== X-Received: by 10.107.17.149 with SMTP id 21mr17453787ior.21.1445003378148; Fri, 16 Oct 2015 06:49:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from WorkBox.Home.gmail.com (63-231-132-20.mpls.qwest.net. [63.231.132.20]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id yq9sm1907729igb.6.2015.10.16.06.49.36 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 16 Oct 2015 06:49:37 -0700 (PDT) References: <20151015131224.212aa292@asterius.asterius.net> <20151016075205.35512541@X220.alogt.com> From: Brandon J. Wandersee To: Warren Block Cc: Erich Dollansky , German , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X won't start In-reply-to: Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:49:35 -0500 Message-ID: <86lhb2zzww.fsf@WorkBox.Home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:49:39 -0000 Warren Block writes: > The X meta-port or package install a set of drivers. "No screens found" > usually means there is something weird, like a multi-GPU setup > (Optimus). Without knowing what hardware is involved, it's hard to be > more specific. Display drivers don't get installed with the X.org distribution; as I understand it, it's because of such potential conflicts. I'd guess OP hasn't installed the correct driver (Intel, Nvidia, or AMD) for the system's display. https://www.freshports.org/search.php?query=xf86-video&search=go&num=10&stype=name&method=match&deleted=excludedeleted&start=1&casesensitivity=caseinsensitive -- ================================================================= :: Brandon Wandersee :: :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: ================================================================== 'A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.' - Douglas Adams ==================================================================