Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:13:32 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> Cc: FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, LOL <elvis4526@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Cannot switch tty's after install xorg, gnome and gdm Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101232208230.43480@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikH6=K5Vw6xfiY0ov7%2BkCA0uLjYowQZtduxaSoz@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinA_-WG2QfPzKRG8x8%2BUYanObwP3psthOfLu2jp@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikH6=K5Vw6xfiY0ov7%2BkCA0uLjYowQZtduxaSoz@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2011, Rob Farmer wrote: > On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 07:32, LOL <elvis4526@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi guys. >> On every release of freebsd that i tried (-CURRENT, -STABLE, -RELEASE) >> everything goes fine until I install xorg, gdm and gnome by packages >> or not it does not make any difference. When I boot with >> gnome_enable="YES" , and gdm start, when I try to change tty, on every >> tty, its a black screen and my monitor tell me, power saving mode >> enable until I switch back to gdm. I installed the xf86-video-ati >> driver and I have an ati radeon HD 5770. > > The correct driver for recent ATI cards is xf86-video-radeonhd. And > try the WITHOUT_NOUVEAU knob as David suggests. Actually, the radeon driver from xf86-video-ati is more solid and likely to work reliably, even with newer cards. Features for 5000-series cards are sparse, though. It appears that work on radeonhd has dropped off. > ports or x11 are better lists for this - current is for things in the > base system. Yes.
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