From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 21 17:24:58 2010 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 7AA671065672 for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:24:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fred@blakemfg.com) Received: from mail.getnet.net (mail.getnet.net [216.19.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 155288FC0A for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:24:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 19630 invoked from network); 21 Aug 2010 17:24:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 21 Aug 2010 17:24:57 -0000 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at getnet.net Received: from mail.getnet.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.getnet.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id NjnibUK9YbHo for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:24:55 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 19608 invoked from network); 21 Aug 2010 17:24:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blakemfg.com) (fredb@216.19.219.132) by mail.getnet.net with ESMTPA; 21 Aug 2010 17:24:55 -0000 Sender: fred Message-ID: <4C700925.715E10B8@blakemfg.com> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:13:09 -0700 From: Fred Boatwright X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.6 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4C6D1399.5050601@comcast.net> <4C6CBEAD.4070504@gmail.com> <4C6F457D.E18CCA82@blakemfg.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Xorg Problems 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: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:24:58 -0000 Warren Block wrote: > > On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Fred Boatwright wrote: > > > I am having trouble setting up X similar to a previous posting. I have > > a new 8.0 installation. > > > > Using the Handbook chapter suggested below I waas able to generate and > > edit an xorg.conf file. It tests ok. I generated a .xinitrc file based > > on an example in the Handbook. When a user runs startx the screen > > completely blanks out. It is possible to return to the command line > > prompt with ctrl-alt-F1 and then ^c. No errors are listed. Where would > > I look for the problem? > > [please don't top-post, it makes responding more difficult] > > Could you show your .xinitrc? Also, the xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log are > often useful. Links to those files may be easier to post than the files > themselves. > > When you say the screen is completely blank--is there a mouse pointer? Hello, The screen is completely black. No mouse pointer. When the xorg.conf file is tested using Xorg -conf xorg.conf.new -retro I get the gray grid and the X mouse pointer. Without the -retro I get a totally black screen, no mouse pointer. .xinitrc xrdb xsetroot -solid gray & xterm -geometry +0-100 & xconsole -geometry -0+0 -fn 5x7 & #exec olvwm #complained about a missing font exec fvwm xorg.conf Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "X.org Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" ModulePath "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules" FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" EndSection Section "Module" Load "extmod" Load "record" Load "dbe" Load "glx" Load "dri" Load "dri2" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "HP" ModelName "2009" ModeLine "1600x900" 108.0 1600 1624 1704 1800 900 901 904 1000 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False", ### : "String", : " Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "ShadowFB" # [] #Option "DefaultRefresh" # [] #Option "ModeSetClearScreen" # [] Identifier "Card0" Driver "vesa" VendorName "nVidia Corporation" BoardName "NV44 [GeForce 6200 A-LE]" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 1 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 4 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 8 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 15 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 16 # EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1600x900" EndSubSection EndSection Is there is somewhere I can park the log file that you would have access to? I don't know of any way to provide a link to it here. The log file has warnings that mouse and keyboard are disabled and other places where mouse and keyboard are enabled. However, in the test the mouse works and the keyboard must work as I can return to the command line prompt. I just don't have video. The log file says: (--) using VT number 9. This does not exist in /etc/ttys and I didn't find anywhere in the Handbook chapter that says it needs to be added. The log file generated by Xorg -configure appears to have everything there is to know about the monitor being used. These values were manually put in the xorg.conf file. However, the log file says: (II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1600x900" (no mode of this name) However, the xorg.conf test did work. Best regards, Fred