Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:28:03 +0000 From: Mario Lobo <mario.lobo@ipad.com.br> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: beryl on freebsd Message-ID: <200708281128.04056.mario.lobo@ipad.com.br> In-Reply-To: <46D3BE2A.7080309@math.arizona.edu> References: <46C461E3.40905@cupid.com> <200708272057.51610.wizlayer@gmail.com> <46D3BE2A.7080309@math.arizona.edu>
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On Tuesday 28 August 2007, Predrag Punosevac wrote: > Michael Hauber wrote: > > On Thursday 16 August 2007 11:06:47 am Reid Linnemann proclaimed: > >> Written by Dan Sikorsky on 08/16/07 09:40>> > >> > >>> Is this guide OK? > >>> even if i dont have an nvidia chipset? > >>> http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-47986.html > >> > >> Well, you don't need to use git to fetch the xorg code, xorg 7.2 is now > >> in ports. Since you won't be using the nvidia driver, you don't need > >> compat_5x enabled. I didn't need to enable any options in the Screen > >> section with my i845, but I did need options "composite" and "RENDER" > >> enabled in the Extensions section. > > > > I know this thread is a little dated, but this is the link I used as a > > reference while trying to get beryl working with kde on my laptop... > > > > I'm running KDE 3.5.7 on xorg 7.2 on FreeBSD 6.2-Stable. > > > > dmesg yields: > > drm0: <ATI Radeon LW RV200 Mobility 7500 M7> port 0x3000-0x30ff mem > > 0x48000000-0x4fffffff,0x40300000-0x4030ffff irq 11 at device 0.0 on pci1 > > info: [drm] AGP at 0x60000000 256MB > > info: [drm] Initialized radeon 1.25.0 20060524 > > > > The only difference is that I'm trying to get it to work with the KDE > > desktop rather than the Gnome desktop. > > > > I've followed the steps in the link. When I try to load Beryl however, I > > get a light-grey screen. I can rotate the cube, but it's all grey > > (except for the "gems" at the top and bottom). > > > > I'm perplexed, but I don't think it's a problem with Beryl (because of > > the rotation and the gems displaying at top and bottom of the cube)... > > Is there a trick to get beryl to work with KDE on FreeBSD? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike > > You should post this question on PC-BSD forums since PC-BSD 1.4 uses > Beryl as a default window manager on the KDE desktop. > Installing PC-BSD would be also the quickest and easiest way to get > fully functional KDE with Beryl as a window manager. > Have fun > Predrag > _______________________________________________ > 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" Try starting X with a .xinitrc like this: emerald & beryl-manager & exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session startkde Don't forget to put DBUS_ENABLE="YES" on /etc/rc.conf -- ********************************************************** //| //| Mario Lobo // |// | http://www.ipad.com.br // // ||||||| FreeBSD since 2.2.8 - 100% Rwindows-free **********************************************************
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