From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 21 22:12:17 2010 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 3085810656A5 for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:12:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fred@blakemfg.com) Received: from mail.getnet.net (mail.getnet.net [216.19.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EE0478FC14 for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:12:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 15899 invoked from network); 21 Aug 2010 22:12:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 21 Aug 2010 22:12:15 -0000 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at getnet.net Received: from mail.getnet.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.getnet.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id bNawkiRj6V2a for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:12:14 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 15868 invoked from network); 21 Aug 2010 22:12:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blakemfg.com) (fredb@216.19.219.132) by mail.getnet.net with ESMTPA; 21 Aug 2010 22:12:14 -0000 Sender: fred Message-ID: <4C704C7B.134759E5@blakemfg.com> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:00:27 -0700 From: Fred Boatwright X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.6 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4C6D1399.5050601@comcast.net> <4C6CBEAD.4070504@gmail.com> <4C6F457D.E18CCA82@blakemfg.com> <4C700925.715E10B8@blakemfg.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Xorg Problems 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: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:12:17 -0000 Warren Block wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Aug 2010, Fred Boatwright wrote: > > > .xinitrc > > xrdb > > xsetroot -solid gray & > > xterm -geometry +0-100 & > > xconsole -geometry -0+0 -fn 5x7 & > > #exec olvwm #complained about a missing font > > exec fvwm > > Before trying a different window manager, try good old twm. > > > xorg.conf > > Section "ServerLayout" > > Identifier "X.org Configured" > > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > > EndSection > > If you're running hal, those InputDevice sections aren't needed. > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Keyboard0" > > Driver "kbd" > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Mouse0" > > Driver "mouse" > > Option "Protocol" "auto" > > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" > > EndSection > > These InputDevice definitions are also unnecessary with hal. > > > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Monitor0" > > VendorName "HP" > > ModelName "2009" > > ModeLine "1600x900" 108.0 1600 1624 1704 1800 900 901 904 1000 > > Option "DPMS" > > EndSection > > Modelines are... well, avoid them unless they are required. > > > Section "Device" > > ### Available Driver options are:- > > ### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False", > > ### : "String", : " Hz/kHz/MHz" > > ### [arg]: arg optional > > #Option "ShadowFB" # [] > > #Option "DefaultRefresh" # [] > > #Option "ModeSetClearScreen" # [] > > Identifier "Card0" > > Driver "vesa" > > VendorName "nVidia Corporation" > > BoardName "NV44 [GeForce 6200 A-LE]" > > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > > EndSection > > The nVidia driver should produce better results than vesa. > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "Card0" > > Monitor "Monitor0" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 24 > > Modes "1600x900" > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > Finally, starting with a more common resolution like 1024x768 may help. > Get it working first, then polish one thing at a time so you can tell > what works. > > > Is there is somewhere I can park the log file that you would have access > > to? I don't know of any way to provide a link to it here. > > http://pastebin.com/ is popular. > > > The log file says: (--) using VT number 9. This does not exist in > > /etc/ttys and I didn't find anywhere in the Handbook chapter that says > > it needs to be added. > > xorg creates it automatically. It's the alt-F9 to switch from console > to X. > > > The log file generated by Xorg -configure appears to have everything > > there is to know about the monitor being used. These values were > > manually put in the xorg.conf file. However, the log file says: > > (II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1600x900" (no mode of this name) > > However, the xorg.conf test did work. > > vesa may not be able to handle that resolution. 1024x768 is a safe > starting value. Hello Warren, I installed twm and changed .xinitrc to run it. I commented out the sections of xorg.conf that you suggested and changed the resolution. I changed the driver from vesa to nVidia but the nVidia driver could not be found and X exited. After restoring vesa I ran the test on xorg.conf -retro and it worked ok. However, startx still produced only a black screen. I was not able to make heads or tails out of the pastebin.com site. Until FBSD X is working on the pc I have to use Netscape 4.79 on a Sun running Solaris 2.6 (which I would prefer to keep using if only a modern browser was available). Netscape doesn't work on most web sites anymore. Is there someplace I could ftp or email the log file? Best regards, Fred