From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 19 07:14:38 2009 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 579271065673 for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:14:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from kane.otenet.gr (kane.otenet.gr [83.235.67.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D29A88FC08 for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:14:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org (athedsl-4471176.home.otenet.gr [94.71.121.120]) by kane.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3J7EZ1U017953; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:14:35 +0300 Message-ID: <49EACF5B.9090107@otenet.gr> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:14:35 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090414) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Ivan \"Rambius\" Ivanov" References: <89ce7f740904182018s5ee0934ew54021bd2e44d207e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <89ce7f740904182018s5ee0934ew54021bd2e44d207e@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "mail.list freebsd-questions" Subject: Re: Problems with Xorg after portupgrade 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: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:14:38 -0000 Ivan "Rambius" Ivanov wrote: > Hello, > > This week upgraded my Acer TravelMate 4060 laptop from FreeBSD 7.0 to > FreeBSD 7.1 and also csup'ed my ports and portupgraded them and I am > not able to start X correctly. When I invoke startx, it tries to start > it and then the screen goes blank and black, nothing is seen on it and > I am no able to kill X using ctrl-alt-backspace or swtich to another > terminal and I have to cold reboot my machine. > > uname -r shows 7.1-RELEASE-p4 > > The version of xorg metaport is 7.4_1, the version of xorg-server is 1.6.0,1. > > After I did the portupgrade I rebooted my machine and the KDE display > manager failed to appear, so I disabled it from /etc/ttys for easier > debugging. After I logged in to a shell, I called startx and the > screen went blank and black. After I rebooted the machine I invoked > > X -configure > > as root and run > > X -config /root/xorg.conf.new > > and again the same problem. The default screen when not running a WM/DE is no longer the familiar screen pattern / X mouse pointer, but a black screen. Go figure... You maybe having a working X and not know it. > I then tried to make ctrl-alt-backspace > work and I added the following section at the end of > /root/xorg.conf.new > > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "DontZap" "off" > EndSection > This should definitely work. > and called X -config /root/xorg.conf.new again - same results and > still could not kill ther server. I followed /usr/ports/UPDATING, > entry from 20090123 and disabled moused and added > > Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" > > Browsing your xorg.conf, you forgot to add the keyword "Option" in front of "AllowEmptyInput". And actually this should also go the "ServerFlags" section. > in the ServerLayout section. Again X refuses to start appropriately. > > I would be very grateful if you help me in resolving this issue. > > I am attaching my xorg.conf file and the logs from /var/log/Xorg.0.log > and I will happily provide more information if needed. > > Thank you very much in advance. > > Regards > Rambius > > You can download my working xorg.conf from here: http://store.itsyourftp.com/~sonic2000gr/freebsd/xorg.conf.tar.gz It even includes some comments. Give it a try.