From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 7 23:36:45 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6874516A421 for ; Sat, 7 Jul 2007 23:36:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peo@intersonic.se) Received: from neonpark.inter-sonic.com (neonpark.inter-sonic.com [212.247.8.98]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE39713C44B for ; Sat, 7 Jul 2007 23:36:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peo@intersonic.se) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at inter-sonic.com Message-ID: <46902387.2060701@intersonic.se> Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:36:39 +0200 From: Per olof Ljungmark User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070704) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Walters References: <20070706203600.f75fvptomco40ws8@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> <468E307E.6050102@intersonic.se> <20070707115234.lf8dsgnggw4kwcso@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> <468F38AF.9040606@intersonic.se> <20070707210227.2y7umq6tycgsgocs@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20070707210227.2y7umq6tycgsgocs@webmail.cerebrum.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg woes X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 23:36:45 -0000 Andrew Walters wrote: > No, I haven't tried without xorg.conf. The only instructions I have seen > tell me to run the config commands. How would I get X running without an > /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Well, try it. Xorg 7.2 works very well in most cases without xorg.conf, as I have found out for myself. If it does not work, post the output of /var/log/Xorg.0.log here (to the list I mean). > > I tried to install the nvidia drivers tonight but it tells me that they > are only available for i386 and I have installed the amd64 version > (thinking that I should because I have an amd64 box but in retrospect it > seems to have complicated things). > > Regards > > Andrew > > Quoting Per olof Ljungmark : > >> andrew.walters@cerebrum.com.au wrote: >>> Thanks for your reply. I have been working my way through the >>> handbook, step-by-step. I am running FreeBSD 6.2 and xorg 7.2. I was >>> hoping that it would figure it all out by itself but it only puts a >>> very basic structure in the conf file which doesn't even include the >>> monitor sync and refresh rates. I will re-try with the nvidia driver >>> and see how I get on. >>> >> >> Did you try *without* an /etc/X11/xorg.conf? I have so far upgraded >> three systems to 7.2 and a laptop is the only one I need this file with >> when connected to external monitor. The others works best without >> xorg.conf. >> >> xorg should figure out most data by itself, so what happens now when >> you try to start it? >> >>> Thanks again and sorry about the multiple emails last night! >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> Quoting Per olof Ljungmark : >>> >>>> andrew.walters@cerebrum.com.au wrote: >>>>> Hello >>>>> >>>>> I am hoping that this is the right place to request help for such >>>>> a problem - I am attempting to make the transition from Windows >>>>> to FreeBSD so bear with me: >>>>> >>>>> I cannot, for the life of me, get a working X configuration. >>>>> >>>>> I am running an AMD-64 (Asus M2V-TVM) with an integrated VIA >>>>> K8M890 graphics chip. >>>>> >>>>> I have installed a working (text only) version of FreeBSD 6.2 >>>>> following the FreeBSD installation instructions and have >>>>> downloaded and built Xorg using the same instructions. >>>>> >>>>> I attempted to configure Xorg for my setup but on every test >>>>> could not get a usable screen. >>>>> >>>>> Having done a bit of research and discovering that the VIA chip >>>>> was problematic, I bought a NVIDIA 85000GT because the NVIDIA >>>>> driver support seemed to be much better. Unfortunately, the >>>>> results were no better. >>>>> >>>>> I am also running Windows and have tried an installation of >>>>> Ubuntu on the box with both cards without any real hassles. >>>>> >>>>> I have set the refresh and sync rates amd the modes for the >>>>> screen (have even copied the working "Vesa" setup from Ubuntu) >>>>> but I still can't get a working screen (it varies from completely >>>>> black using the NVIDIA cars to a fuzzy mess using the Via). >>>>> >>>>> If anyone can point me in the right direction, it would be >>>>> extremely appreciated. >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Let us know what you are currently running, OS version and xorg >>>> version. Then, if you have xorg 7.2 you do not even need >>>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf, it figures it out pretty well by itself. >>>> >>>> The handbook is always a good start: >>>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html >>>> >>>> Good luck! >>> >>> >>> > > >