Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:57:31 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: doug@safeport.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xorg-7.4_2 error (was xorg 7.4 questions) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912301546540.73034@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912301314460.8622@oceanpt.safeport.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912281211530.80053@oceanpt.safeport.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912281135550.40512@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912281418450.80053@oceanpt.safeport.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912281346440.41055@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912281652410.80053@oceanpt.safeport.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912281504230.41253@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912281851160.80053@oceanpt.safeport.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912290825290.45036@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912301314460.8622@oceanpt.safeport.com>
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, doug@safeport.com wrote: >>> I am also pretty sure my hardware just does not work with hal and dbus. >> >> What keyboard and mouse do you have? Also, which version of FreeBSD are >> you using? > > All these issues are with xorg 7.4_1. I have installed xorg-7.4_2 via pkg_add > on a clean system and xdm-1.1.8_2. Nothing else is installed. Well, yes, but I was asking about the FreeBSD version: 7.2, 8.0, etc. Mainly the difference is for USB devices. [...xdm info saved for another message...] > I added one line to the xorg.conf file generated by Xorg -configure: > > Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" That prevents dbus/hal from being used by xorg, so it's not surprising they don't work. > A diff shows this file to be exactly what I was using with xorg-7.4_1 (which > works albeit with a very slow startup). I have excerpted various [relevant] > outputs to show my hardware. I needed I can either attach or include the > entire files. > > startx works but locks the keyboard. I may have asked before, but does ctrl-alt-f1 still work? Even if the rest of the keyboard is not responding, that can tell you if X is alive. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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