Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:49:13 -0700 From: Rem Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> To: Ondrej Majerech <oxyd.oxyd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xorg Problems Message-ID: <4C6CC5D9.80600@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <4C6CBEAD.4070504@gmail.com> References: <4C6D1399.5050601@comcast.net> <4C6CBEAD.4070504@gmail.com>
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Ondrej Majerech wrote: > On 19-Aug-10 13:20, Rem Roberti wrote: >> I'm having trouble with xorg on a new 8.1 installation. I haven't >> installed a wm yet, but when I try to call up the generic x windows by >> typing "startx" they do indeed appear, but all three of the x windows >> are locked up. By that I mean that there is no mouse, and no possibility >> of entering data in the windows via the keyboard. Totally frozen. And >> you can't get out of x in the usual manner i.e. ctrl-alt-backspace. The >> only thing that works is ctrl-alt-del which, of course, reboots the >> computer. Any ideas are appreciated. > > "New" Xorg requires HAL and Dbus to recognize input devices by > default. Do you have these enabled? > > Alternatively, you revert to the old, no-HAL method by adding > > Option "AutoAddDevices" "False" > Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False" > > into your ServerFlags in xorg.conf. > > You might also want to add Option "DontZap" "false" into the same > section as well to have Ctrl-Alt-Backspace working again. > > ~ Ondra > Thank you Ondra...that did the trick. ---Rem
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