Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:14:15 +0200 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: Andrew Walters <andrew.walters@cerebrum.com.au> Cc: x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Xorg woes Message-ID: <46910D57.9050603@intersonic.se> In-Reply-To: <20070708201853.vly5wig58gswwgww@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> References: <20070706203600.f75fvptomco40ws8@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> <468E307E.6050102@intersonic.se> <20070707115234.lf8dsgnggw4kwcso@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> <468F38AF.9040606@intersonic.se> <20070707210227.2y7umq6tycgsgocs@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> <46902387.2060701@intersonic.se> <20070708201853.vly5wig58gswwgww@webmail.cerebrum.com.au>
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Andrew Walters wrote: > Hi again > > I'm not sure how to go about this - I have gone back to the handbook and > Chapter 5 covering X Windows and can't see a way to configure it any way > other than following the instructions to type in "Xorg -configure". Do > you mean to startup and then just try startx? This just results in a > black screen for me at present. > > I have probably misunderstood. OK, here is what I suggest you do: - When replying, send it to the list, x11@freebsd.org. The more people who read your message the bigger is the chance of getting help. - Always add replies to the *end* of the message you are replying to. - Try to start xorg without any graphics drivers loaded and without an xorg.conf. - Start a new thread on x11@freebsd.org and *include* the xorg logfile located at /var/log/Xorg.0.log in your message. I will be travelling for the next few days and not sure I can respond during the week. Use the list please. HTH, Per olof > > Quoting Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se>: > >> Andrew Walters wrote: >>> No, I haven't tried without xorg.conf. The only instructions I have >>> seen tell me to run the config commands. How would I get X running >>> without an /etc/X11/xorg.conf. >> >> Well, try it. Xorg 7.2 works very well in most cases without xorg.conf, >> as I have found out for myself. >> >> If it does not work, post the output of /var/log/Xorg.0.log here (to >> the list I mean). >> >>> >>> I tried to install the nvidia drivers tonight but it tells me that >>> they are only available for i386 and I have installed the amd64 >>> version (thinking that I should because I have an amd64 box but in >>> retrospect it seems to have complicated things). >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> Quoting Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se>: >>> >>>> andrew.walters@cerebrum.com.au wrote: >>>>> Thanks for your reply. I have been working my way through the >>>>> handbook, step-by-step. I am running FreeBSD 6.2 and xorg 7.2. I >>>>> was hoping that it would figure it all out by itself but it only >>>>> puts a very basic structure in the conf file which doesn't even >>>>> include the monitor sync and refresh rates. I will re-try with >>>>> the nvidia driver and see how I get on. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Did you try *without* an /etc/X11/xorg.conf? I have so far upgraded >>>> three systems to 7.2 and a laptop is the only one I need this file with >>>> when connected to external monitor. The others works best without >>>> xorg.conf. >>>> >>>> xorg should figure out most data by itself, so what happens now when >>>> you try to start it? >>>> >>>>> Thanks again and sorry about the multiple emails last night! >>>>> >>>>> Andrew >>>>> >>>>> Quoting Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se>: >>>>> >>>>>> andrew.walters@cerebrum.com.au wrote: >>>>>>> Hello >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am hoping that this is the right place to request help for >>>>>>> such a problem - I am attempting to make the transition from >>>>>>> Windows to FreeBSD so bear with me: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I cannot, for the life of me, get a working X configuration. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am running an AMD-64 (Asus M2V-TVM) with an integrated VIA >>>>>>> K8M890 graphics chip. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have installed a working (text only) version of FreeBSD 6.2 >>>>>>> following the FreeBSD installation instructions and have >>>>>>> downloaded and built Xorg using the same instructions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I attempted to configure Xorg for my setup but on every test >>>>>>> could not get a usable screen. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Having done a bit of research and discovering that the VIA chip >>>>>>> was problematic, I bought a NVIDIA 85000GT because the NVIDIA >>>>>>> driver support seemed to be much better. Unfortunately, the >>>>>>> results were no better. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am also running Windows and have tried an installation of >>>>>>> Ubuntu on the box with both cards without any real hassles. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have set the refresh and sync rates amd the modes for the >>>>>>> screen (have even copied the working "Vesa" setup from Ubuntu) >>>>>>> but I still can't get a working screen (it varies from >>>>>>> completely black using the NVIDIA cars to a fuzzy mess using >>>>>>> the Via). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If anyone can point me in the right direction, it would be >>>>>>> extremely appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Let us know what you are currently running, OS version and xorg >>>>>> version. Then, if you have xorg 7.2 you do not even need >>>>>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf, it figures it out pretty well by itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> The handbook is always a good start: >>>>>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Good luck! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> > > >
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