From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 28 02:54:52 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 4B44416A4C6 for ; Mon, 28 May 2007 02:54:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E572613C4AD for ; Mon, 28 May 2007 02:54:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l4S2soQb025500; Sun, 27 May 2007 19:54:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l4S2soOE025499; Sun, 27 May 2007 19:54:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 19:54:50 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Gary Kline Message-ID: <20070528025450.GC25349@thought.org> References: <20070527193357.GA22423@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In-Reply-To: <20070527193357.GA22423@thought.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing twenty years of service to the Unix community Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: partkly to 7.2.jj 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, 28 May 2007 02:54:52 -0000 On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 12:33:57PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: >=20 > well, after following the UPDATING directions anddd having just > completed, X barely works. gdm is missing, kdm fails, and xdm=20 > puts me into kde. The screen res u=7F is at least 1200x1600. > there is no xorg.conf, and my notes on how to create this file > are missing. my scren is skewedd to the left; there's about=20 > 18mm of blaaaack on my right hand side. >=20 > i'll try to re-install gnomee and make sy=7Fure that other > window mangers are there. one prticularly annoyying thins is > how to set backspaccce =3D=3D ^Hin KDE...... >=20 > NO Complaints; tthis move ffrom 6.9 to 7.2 had to be done and > theee ports term has done a great djob. once i've got an > /etc/X11/xorg, this should be on the road. So **help***=7F=7F >=20 >=20 This was a DIY, and then some. I found the missing=20 # X -congifure example in my ~/Mail directory. The results were identical with the xorg.conf that *was* here, buried in an X11R6 directory. In moving frm xorg-6.9 to 7.2=20 >>something<< messed up my screen. I used my CRT=20 controls to re-center and aadjust the display. There was a fine tunng app (xvidtune??) that I'll eventuaaly hunt for to fine tune things --=20 Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix