From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 8 05:18:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BDC116A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 05:18:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from S2.cableone.net (smtp2.cableone.net [24.116.0.228]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC87443D48 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 05:18:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net (unverified [24.119.122.25]) by S2.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S2) with ESMTP id 868590 for multiple; Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:21:53 -0700 Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 23:17:37 -0600 From: Vulpes Velox To: Damien Hull Message-ID: <20041107231737.58dd438e@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <1099889667.4730.5.camel@tower1.local> References: <1099868149.3538.10.camel@tower1.local> <1099869003.3906.14.camel@tower1.local> <20041107205451.2100b856@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> <1099889667.4730.5.camel@tower1.local> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12b (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Trouble with X X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 05:18:04 -0000 On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 19:54:27 -0900 Damien Hull wrote: > I've got X working now. Here's what I did. > > 1. put my Nvidia GeForce FX card back in > 2. had trouble with the nv driver so I switch to the vesa driver. No > 3D but it gives me 1024x768 > > I'm still having trouble with font's but I should be able to follow > the hand book. Maybe this time it will work. Try the NV driver. BTW which nvidia card? I have a fx5200 here and it runs fine. > On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 20:54 -0600, Vulpes Velox wrote: > > On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 14:10:03 -0900 > > Damien Hull wrote: > > > > > I'm reinstalling 4.10. I think I broke something trying to get X > > > working. As soon as I get data in the X logs I'll check them. > > > > What exact steps did you go through. I doubt what ever you did > > would result in the need for a reinstall. > > > > > > > > > I'm going to give frambuffer a try. Don't know if this will work > > > but I've seen it work well under Linux. > > > > Ehh, frame buffers are over rated... > > > > any ways, do this as root... > > > > X -configure > > cp ~/ /etc/X11/XF86Config > > xf86cfg -textmode > > > > startx or xdm or whatever... > > > > > On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 15:03 -0800, gabriel wrote: > > > > Try looking at the XFree86 logs. Under linux it works cause > > > > it'll soon be a copy of M$. But yes, look at the logs, they > > > > are always useful./var/log/X* > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:55:49 -0900, Damien Hull > > > > wrote: > > > > > I installed 4.10 and got the system up and running. I've > > > > > tried to setup X but I'm not having any luck. I even > > > > > followed the instructions in the hand book. > > > > > > > > > > Here's what I have. > > > > > 1. Onboard video > > > > > 2. Works ok but only at 800x600 > > > > > 3. Text is bad > > > > > > > > > > Can someone tell me how to setup X in freebsd? Under Linux > > > > > it just works. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Damien Hull > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Damien Hull > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > -- > Damien Hull > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"