From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 8 15:14:52 2011 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 105B11065674 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C60CC8FC1C for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:14:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id pA8FEmn6070977; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:14:48 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id pA8FEmkx070974; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:14:48 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:14:48 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Samuel Magnusson In-Reply-To: <4EB88225.9020702@bredband.net> Message-ID: References: <4EB88225.9020702@bredband.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:14:48 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X server and xinit works excellent....almost. 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: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:14:52 -0000 On Tue, 8 Nov 2011, Samuel Magnusson wrote: > 1. I can?t zap the server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. Nothing at all happens. I > have checked that it isn't disabled in xorg.conf, and even tried to put in > the reverse boolean value there. Not that I couldn't live without zapping, > but...when I know about it that it should be there and it is taken fom me I > feel an URGE to get the zap! Zapping is still allowed by default, but a key combination is not assigned. That can be done in .xinitrc or .xsession: setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp It can also be done in xorg.conf: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" EndSection > 2. Not surprisingly I was also unable to use the Ctrl-Alt-Keypad+/- for > zooming between the different resolution modes. But then I remembered that I > had changed configuration from vesa driver to nouveau (with some patch that I > downloaded according to instructions in ports). When I switched back to vesa > it worked! Still no zapping though, and no higher resolution than 1024x768. vesa is very limited, only supporting standard modes up to 1024x768 or 1280x1024. Some vendors add other modes, but they aren't common. nouveau is an open driver for the very closed Nvidia hardware. The closed Nvidia drivers (x11/nvidia-driver*) are supposed to work quite well.