From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 9 20:51:45 2009 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 76A5E1065672 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 20:51:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f224.google.com (mail-fx0-f224.google.com [209.85.220.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 060738FC17 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 20:51:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: by fxm24 with SMTP id 24so383760fxm.43 for ; Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:51:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=lkOkLBrsePZhdmTifI9szls/vnZdPlwyNLq6lXzQOn8=; b=jtE7/Wt8OvmnPkAePzaCVSbLAvUUhwUCpo6RyvcTu6PHti6CTeKmwNtXWzm0tqTVdP PhLjAFAWHYN8YFBdtZBGwPLjF0BqRF++7ZYbWwkdJDgRnSxnH8zpYc9tTIQuskqXc8AC 2kybjHqP1kfOQk7jX+east5QMA4lW8qnBXqwc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=mleoqRDTamkB3qz+G/4i+DsOZJ5/lrcR6Ea74WoO60mFbZLjWaKBZr8DOHibeDHjKt wLG5acjmdLkfcYSNh3xhhyFMD5rLc/j5n6dnRxgg44utU/rOKJPgtfs1vHzB88TL/yxf WzodhV63XBmO2dmsLwuSgUGAi+xqMZk4vSqJg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.168.5 with SMTP id v5mr672307muo.77.1247172704140; Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:51:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20090709202304.GA29940@greencat.langhans.com.pl> References: <20090709202304.GA29940@greencat.langhans.com.pl> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:51:44 -0500 Message-ID: From: Andrew Gould To: herbs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg - how can I configure this thing?? 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: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:51:45 -0000 On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 3:23 PM, herbs wrote: > Hi Daemons, > I am stuck with a fresh installation, FreeBSD 7.2 with the usual X Server environment.. > > Usually I invoke xorgconfig to set up the hardware I have, like mouse > driver, monitor frequency, resolution and so on. > > The new X server 1.6.0 seems to have some sort of autoconfig. I compiled > the /usr/ports/X11-wm/fluxbox - it installs the X Server with Fluxbox. > > Then I type startx. > > The twm windowmanager shows up, but accepts no input. Mousepointer > stuck, no key input. > > I cannot even create a /etx/X11/xorg.conf file by invoking ./xorgconfig .. > > What am I doing wrong? Can anybody give me a hint in the right > direction? > > Thanks! > herb langhans > Herb, 1. Get to a terminal (ctl-alt-F2 should get you there). 2. Log in as root. 3. Execute: 'Xorg -config' This command should probe your hardware and create a sample xorg.conf file ("xorg.conf.new", I think) in root's home directory. 4. Using your favorite console-based editor, edit the new xorg.conf.new file. In the "ServerLayout" section, add the following: Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" 5. Save the xorg.conf.new file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf 6. Make sure the following 2 lines are in /etc/rc.conf: hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" 7. Reboot the computer and test X. Best of luck, Andrew