From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 30 00:12:51 2011 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 0108B106566B for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:12:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dieterbsd@engineer.com) Received: from mailout-us.mail.com (mailout-us.gmx.com [74.208.5.67]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A07888FC08 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:12:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 19982 invoked by uid 0); 30 Jun 2011 00:12:49 -0000 Received: from 67.206.161.146 by rms-us001.v300.gmx.net with HTTP Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:12:47 +0000 From: "Dieter BSD" Message-ID: <20110630001249.219420@gmx.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Authenticated: #74169980 X-Flags: 0001 X-Mailer: GMX.com Web Mailer x-registered: 0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-GMX-UID: tok4etQd62mhIQ/aCmA5zQxCRzdyMkNO Subject: Attempting to get an X11 server running 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, 30 Jun 2011 00:12:51 -0000 FreeBSD 8.2 packages: packages-8.2-release amd64 ATI Rage XL Dell ST2220T (1920x1080) "Xorg -configure" generates an xorg.conf file that somehow puts it into 1280x1024 mode and the monitor refuses to use it. I haven't found a way to get the full modeline info for whatever it is actually putting out.  xdpyinfo just gives the resolution, not the timing data.  I have not found a way to force it to use a modeline of my choosing, it appariently just ignores modelines added to the config file. "Xorg" puts it into 1400x1050 and the monitor accepts it. I can start a window manager and start an xterm window (from another terminal).  But it does not listen to the keyboard or mouse. dbus seems to run ok, no errors observed. hald starts up but complains and dies: hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [E] ck-tracker.c:376: Error doing GetSeats on ConsoleKit: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit was not provided by any .service files hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [E] ck-tracker.c:820: Could not get seats and sessions hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [W] hald_dbus.c:5881: Could not initialize seats and sessions from ConsoleKit google found http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?p=27601 which suggests using moused instead of hald.  moused runs, but I think I have to get Xorg to use a config file to set  Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"  Option "AutoAddDevices"  "off" so that it will work without hald. Question 1: why does "Xorg -configure" create a config file that doesn't work the same way as just running "Xorg" ? Question 2: how do I get a usable config file? Question 3: how do I get complete modeline info for what it is currently running? Question 4: how do I force it to use a specific modeline? Question 5: how do I get hald to work?