From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 5 04:26:36 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04CE01065792 for ; Mon, 5 Apr 2010 04:26:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.223.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C08568FC21 for ; Mon, 5 Apr 2010 04:26:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn12 with SMTP id 12so1880625iwn.14 for ; Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:26:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:received:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=6v3/xXlrSSVb07OoaJWZDcmu+PxQvxrVeS9ekSGT0NM=; b=MxLz50NdRItH4rHcIT+nWzY9uPDXdAWjvSjSa3jN1T9CcA+XCtfS8t4pBVIz4iFaoi h8Zfndx0rTuSCi0O+dfA60IAnz9xdOwdIWZFYTaWPvtONcqRqmtabdLjHj210EmzBwZQ /HaGumPBmUhytQig0SrtZzFRs15PjM1QYnb7Y= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=h0xdBQxjuhgStYKUrqxiM3BtwOvqtOGFadYotvFPeHzwgBhzL/VyWG+U4kIzwEyZ68 xrL5qW/tELLktb25lr7dLNrh6MdDEcf9Jk2LYfRrKvlJgtK7n8u0wrmXIkREO5jj4g3k p6XDzwtFA/5bzfkkXQ21qPeuKwKWqXOrOndtE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.152.209 with HTTP; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 21:26:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 22:26:34 -0600 Received: by 10.231.146.79 with SMTP id g15mr2458588ibv.49.1270441594863; Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:26:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: Henry Olyer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: under X, frozen keys, no mouse 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: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:26:36 -0000 On 4/4/10, Henry Olyer wrote: > I installed FBSD 7.3 on an older Compaq box. It has a built-in video card, > this isn't a top of the line superfast machine. > > But it is important for me to press it into service. > > I tried using a couple of Option lines in xorg.conf, but no luck. Would be nice for you to mention what option lines you're talking about. This message is not detailed enough to accurately read your mind. > > so now my questions... > > Will FBSD 7.3 make use of xf86cfg or some such program. I ask because the X > --configure command has never worked for me; Not on any of five different > machines I've put FBSD on. X --configure doesn't itself install the xorg.conf file it creates. > > I'm not trying to do a sophisticated install either -- and though I've > decided against running OpenBSD, the default install put's up X > perfectly... (Why??) > A missing driver in freebsd that open puts on by default? again, too vague. > wish I knew more... as do I.