Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:17:48 -0700 From: Fred Boatwright <fred@blakemfg.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg Problems Message-ID: <4C71318C.2AA5F140@blakemfg.com> References: <4C6F457D.E18CCA82@blakemfg.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008202215160.76288@wonkity.com> <4C700925.715E10B8@blakemfg.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008211442390.79363@wonkity.com> <4C704C7B.134759E5@blakemfg.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008211709120.79828@wonkity.com> <4C707AA6.8F60FE62@blakemfg.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008212002290.80364@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008212012570.80364@wonkity.com> <4C708E6D.88FF2B9F@blakemfg.com> <20100822075157.GA1485@gothic.blackend.org>
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Marc Fonvieille wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 07:41:49PM -0700, Fred Boatwright wrote: > > Warren Block wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, 21 Aug 2010, Warren Block wrote: > > > > > > > Log file is at http://wonkity.com/~wblock/tmp/Xorg.0.log > > > > > > First notes: > > > > > > You're running the old version of X, 1.6.1. > > > > > > Something odd is going on with some of the fonts. > > > > I installed ports/x11/xorg-minimal as the full Monty appeared to be a > > huge amount of software that will never get used. I don't want all the > > stuff for gnome and kde as I will never use them. > > > > It appeared to me that the fonts could be straightened out when > > everything else is working. I think the Handbook has a section on > > adding fonts. > > > > While looking for the xorg-minimal that I installed I found a bunch of > > nVidea drivers in the same directory. Do you think I should install > > them now or wait. > > > > For x11/xorg-minimal installation you issued the command: > > "make install" or "make install VIDEO_DRIVER=your_video_driver" ? > > Without the mention of the driver it installs the vesa driver only. > This is sub-optimal, an options screen with all existing drivers should > be proposed. > > -- > Marc I used make install as I had no way of knowing that additional drivers could be selected. Perhaps that should be an option to the sysinstall program when FBSD is initially being installed. Best regards, Fredhome | help
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