From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 9 17:17:20 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D14B106566C for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:17:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D43038FC0C for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:17:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm19 with SMTP id 19so794591fxm.13 for ; Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:17:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=mHYavy+gVYbjX3ok0h8RrzqocJj3JLCP2EIc0sbFFhQ=; b=a942OjnPPKGu64O6s+qCLbaAI/64bCRIXB6HC1vrjUFI9urygaPy46n4MIB4rFeTaH qERotnOz5YaD4m8zL+Zd5Sn/inUD8o4238VwvgifW6eivLiqg/RbwRrMQf5PNFhMtk/a bI+4lGZHt4zgb86z48fxHD8dhekiJp9kmLA0Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=kz3HLKF1TXk1FqKKY26Wy6kwouMiaSvWvkZ7bBvY3yx5eO+q7Y5xWBU83NRPo3k7aJ NNKXYSQ20VWX1FA9jy6lOOL57H9r7N6k7zJKrFItU64foa1htxMge8kRje8xk0lVLMUS 8OdkiFzJKtKM/uI9iZkX+DLwB2A+b4L6dYt/w= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.58.72 with SMTP id f8mr3762995fah.137.1299691031008; Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:17:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.59.7 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 09:17:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201103091132.32080.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> References: <201103091132.32080.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:17:10 -0600 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: Steven Friedrich Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP Pavilion zd8000 Xorg anomaly 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: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:17:20 -0000 On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Steven Friedrich wrote: > My system had crashed and it caused a directory to los it's dot and dot-dot > entries. This was a directory that was used for iso-codes and everytie I > started X, it would hang. > > So I didn't want to format the drive, too extreme. So I de-installed all > my > ports to re-install. After I got the ports un-installed, I was able to fix > the filesystem problem with fsck. I tried beforehand,but it was way too > many > fsck issues. > > > Anyway, I have somehow LOST my xorg.conf that WORKED. > > It was previously generated by xorg -configure. > You didn't list your video card. Most of the time, you don't need an xorg.conf anymore, just insure the proper drivers are installed e.g. video card and X should autodetect and use highest available settings. Also sometimes on a bad crash multiple fsck's are required to get UFS back in a consistent state. -- Adam Vande More