From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 1 16:24:42 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAE9116A4CE for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:24:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from oz.twisted.net (oz.twisted.net [69.211.34.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E92143D48 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:24:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from troy@twisted.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by oz.twisted.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1AFE598F4A for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:24:25 -0600 (CST) Received: from oz.twisted.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (oz.twisted.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 01448-10 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:24:25 -0600 (CST) Received: by oz.twisted.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BD92D599C5F; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:24:25 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:24:25 -0600 From: Troy To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050301162425.GA2470@twisted.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at twisted.net Subject: External Monitor console resolution black screen after exiting KDE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 16:24:43 -0000 I'm having a strange problem and figured to post to the list for any insight. I have an IBM T23 ThinkPad and am running RELENG_5 (currently 5.4) branch. Everything works fine if the laptop is not connected to the KVM. I can boot up, launch KDE, exit and the console resets itself fine. When I'm connected to my KVM with an external monitor, I can boot the machine up and use the console just fine. When I go to launch KDE, the external monitor works fine. Once I exit from KDE, it appears that the operating system does not reset the terminal properly and the monitor just shows a black screen as if the video mode is not supported. >From that point, I can blindly type "startx" and get back into KDE and the monitor will work properly, but I cannot get it to reset the console properly. If I toggle the video back to the laptop screen, I see vertical lines on the screen. The only way I can get it to clear is by shutting off the machine and rebooting. I recompiled my kernel with and without VESA, tried using video modes that I know work in the console but nothing will reset it back after exiting KDE. Any insight would be great. Thanks, -Troy