Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:17:10 -0600 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Steven Friedrich <FreeBSD@insightbb.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP Pavilion zd8000 Xorg anomaly Message-ID: <AANLkTi=LuckA2kmQ9gCFpQ6Ld6sjKom361XLFaMNQtjw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201103091132.32080.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> References: <201103091132.32080.FreeBSD@insightbb.com>
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On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Steven Friedrich <FreeBSD@insightbb.com>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
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