Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 19:54:50 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: partkly to 7.2.jj Message-ID: <20070528025450.GC25349@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20070527193357.GA22423@thought.org> References: <20070527193357.GA22423@thought.org>
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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
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