From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 19 08:49:13 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 9F1FA1065673 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:49:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6727@bellsouth.net) Received: from fmailhost03.isp.att.net (fmailhost03.isp.att.net [207.115.11.53]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DAF38FC17 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:49:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mueller6722.bellsouth.net (adsl-18-105-125.sdf.bellsouth.net[68.18.105.125]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc03) with SMTP id <20100819084910H03002tacve>; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:49:12 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [68.18.105.125] Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:56:06 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <4c6cf1a6.ak7a22Jag+03fUAu%mueller6727@bellsouth.net> User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Rem Roberti 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: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:49:13 -0000 > I'm having trouble with xorg on a new 8.1 installation. I haven't installed a wm yet, but when I try to call up the generic x windows by typing "startx" they do indeed appear, but all three of the x windows are locked up. By that I mean that there is no mouse, and no possibility of entering data in the windows via the keyboard. Totally frozen. And you can't get out of x in the usual manner i.e. ctrl-alt-backspace. The only thing that works is ctrl-alt-del which, of course, reboots the computer. Any ideas are appreciated. > Rem I had that problem too, looked extensively for possible answers, and one that worked was Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" Now I can't remember if it was "AllowEmptyInput (no spaces) or "Allow Empty Input" but would think the former; am in Linux as I type this and didn't need that line in that xorg.conf . Synonyms for "false" are "0" "off" "no" Antonyms are "true" "1" "on" "yes" I got Xfce 4.6.1, built from the FreeBSD meta port, to work. I think initially startx is set to start twm, a spartan window manager that is included with xorg. Tom