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Date:      Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:29:19 +0530
From:      Masoom Shaikh <masoom.shaikh@gmail.com>
To:        Henry Olyer <henry.olyer@gmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: under X, frozen keys, no mouse
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On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Henry Olyer <henry.olyer@gmail.com> wrote:
> I see:
>
> Setting master
> xclock: not found
> Dropping master
>
> While the root screen has:
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> drm0: <Intel i845G GMCH>=A0 on vgapci0
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> vgapci0: child drm0 requested pci_enable_busmaster
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> info:=A0 [drm]=A0 AGP at 0xf0000000 128NB
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> info:=A0 [drm]=A0 Initialized i915 1.6.0
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>
> I have:
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> hald_enable=3DYES
>
> in the boot up conf file (/boot/loader.conf)

this line was advised to be placed in /etc/rc.conf, NOT /boot/loader.conf
or you did a typo while writing this mail ?

>
> and
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> Option "AutoAddDevice" Off
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> Option "IgnoreEmptyInput" Off
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> in the xorg.conf file
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> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:41 AM, Masoom Shaikh <masoom.shaikh@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Henry Olyer <henry.olyer@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
>> > I installed FBSD 7.3 on an older Compaq box. =A0It has a built-in vide=
o
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > so now my questions...
>> >
>> > Will FBSD 7.3 make use of xf86cfg or some such program. =A0I ask becau=
se
>> > the X
>> > --configure command has never worked for me; =A0Not on any of five
>> > different
>> > machines I've put FBSD on.
>> >
>> > 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... =A0(Why??)
>> >
>> > wish I knew more...
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>> >
>>
>> add this line to your rc.conf
>> hald_enable=3D"YES"
>> and restart your machine
>
>



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