Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 22:26:34 -0600 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: Henry Olyer <henry.olyer@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: under X, frozen keys, no mouse Message-ID: <j2lade45ae91004042126p3e2fdce5i72a4f9a3bd3cdc22@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <s2h1d7089c41004041954rd9f62b99qef545ffa51cfa8d6@mail.gmail.com> References: <s2h1d7089c41004041954rd9f62b99qef545ffa51cfa8d6@mail.gmail.com>
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On 4/4/10, Henry Olyer <henry.olyer@gmail.com> 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.
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