Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 17:32:26 -0500 From: "Hauan, David" <david.hauan@fairchild.af.mil> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Dustin <dustin@marsik.org> Subject: RE: new card, still can't get X11 working Message-ID: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC6B62ED2@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Dustin [mailto:dustin@marsik.org] > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:21 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: new card, still can't get X11 working > > > I originally sent this to the XFree86 list, but thought I may > get some useful insight if I sent it here. > > > > I had a SIS 6326, and had problems getting X11 up and > running, so went > to the store, and picked up an ATI Radeon 9200SE. > > Then I rebuilt the system, here's the info: > > ids# uname -a > > FreeBSD ids.marsik.org 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD > 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb > 23 20:45:55 GMT 2004 > root@wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > > Immediately after install, I updated the ports tree > using cvsup, then > updated the ports by running: > > Portsdb -uU > Pkgdb -u > Portversion -v > Portupgrade -varRp -x openoffice > Portsclean -CDD > > I then installed xorg from ports and configured xorg > using both methods > specified by the handbook, which were: > > The 'Xorg -configure' method & > The xorgconfig method > > When I run 'startx', the system hangs. > > > Is there a magical video card I can buy to alleviate > these issues? I > need to get past this point and get to what I'm really > trying to do. > > Any help is much appreciated. > > Dustin > Ps, the xorg log is attached > Disable DRM? in your XF86Config (or whatever it may be for Xorg). I had this problem as well and that cleared it up. Hope that helps davehelp
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