Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:33:09 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xorg Redux Message-ID: <4C730535.8080707@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4C72FDC0.5080308@comcast.net> References: <4C72977B.9060104@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008231018080.88061@wonkity.com> <4C72B37D.2020504@comcast.net> <4C72B51C.8020901@gmail.com> <4C72B6EE.6050205@gmail.com> <4C72B8A3.2@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008231310050.88832@wonkity.com> <4C72E620.8070007@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008231531290.91902@wonkity.com> <4C72ED4D.9060909@comcast.net> <4C72F6DC.1040009@gmail.com> <4C72FDC0.5080308@comcast.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 8/23/10 7:01 PM, Rem P Roberti wrote: >> Ok, one quick question. When your screen goes blank, can you >> [ctrl][alt][fN] to a different TTY, where N is anything between 2-7? >> I'm curious about the machine's state when you start X. >> > > No, when the screen goes blank the whole computer freezes. No mouse, no > keyboard. And I also noticed that the wireless indicator freezes in the > on position. Everything stops dead its tracks. > In your xorg.conf, switch 'Driver "intel"' to 'Driver "vesa"', and see if it hangs with that. In addition, it might be helpful to build debugging options into your GENERIC kernel. If you're willing to go down this path, I'll help you get set up, but the gory details are here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug.html First, let's try the "vesa" thing. -- Glen Barber
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4C730535.8080707>