From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 6 17:08:24 2009 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 2008E106566B for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 17:08:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CDE28FC0A for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 17:08:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id h3so168366nfh.33 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:08:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=yFucZ5GapjHkTUiCwXMP96uCOsG6y8O/5BHj8CPjlKc=; b=BKqydBD828fGG9SFjM9GtyXVuLfo7aA0junboW3j2S4fkuQ2QgT4wOe9RtQLPDpU0R Uqkfo/hHqIQMADyouYhMVSCBD4JRpoAj5VrAVVaGQY1m71Tc76H1pB5y6pgTtE3v6nAA vYWYP/3zL4dukm3GElGrqQPf9jbzhYhP3Fxt0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=jjjPBUOefRfzA3WV532Q9EYLE3tRfJNOCBsCrML2OiBSyxU/V5RK3jGoUueCK7RjWR Yn/3YL+svPchvFErReO7Hf2PQH7NAi4+qVDYe+A55L8zAQKMjG/9NNBJe1cInttAAMz7 z+F2g+TmOnkXtWAz92Mdq5rqcTY06zc/4gBGg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.29.17 with SMTP id c17mr1441573ebc.178.1233940102457; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:08:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1bd550a00902032323q5aca3920v7f4547e79102f4e6@mail.gmail.com> References: <1bd550a00902020030q418d3dard3182490496f706e@mail.gmail.com> <49877238.40507@onetel.com> <1bd550a00902022334u1dc2182cg932ca7fc926a2f00@mail.gmail.com> <4988C189.3040003@onetel.com> <1bd550a00902032323q5aca3920v7f4547e79102f4e6@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:08:22 +0100 Message-ID: <1bd550a00902060908v5e8891c2i6890ac3a464f08d8@mail.gmail.com> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= To: Chris Whitehouse Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Screen problem on booting 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: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:08:24 -0000 On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Fernando Apestegu=EDa wrote: > On 2/3/09, Chris Whitehouse wrote: >> Fernando Apestegu=EDa wrote: >> > On 2/2/09, Chris Whitehouse wrote: >> > >> > > Fernando Apestegu=EDa wrote: >> > > >> > > > Hi all, >> > > > >> > > > I'm using FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p2 >> > > > >> > > > Since a few days I've noticed something weird. On booting, all the >> > > > text I see is shifted to the left, so I lose the first ten letters= or >> > > > so in every line of text. >> > > > >> > > > After login, once I type "startx" the X Window system seems to be = OK >> > > > _and_ if I go back to a console with Alt-Ctrl-Fn the console is fi= ne >> > > > again. >> > > > >> > > > My graphic card is an ATI Radeon HD2400. >> > > > >> > > > Anybody noticed it? >> > > > >> > > > Thanks in advance. >> > > > >> > > > PS: In console mode, reset command doesn't fix the problem. >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > > >> > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > > > >> > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Adjust the horizontal position with the controls on the monitor whil= e >> > > booting? My LCD flat panel has an auto adjust button which does the = same >> > > thing. >> > > >> > >> > Yep, but the point is that it worked fine some time ago (probably with >> > -p1, though I'm not sure). And as I said after using X, if I go back >> > again to console mode, monitor settings are correct. Doesn't this >> > means there is some kind of problem with video at start up? >> > None of my other operating systems in that machine suffer this problem= . >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> . >> I thought maybe it was a problem that occurred with whatever graphics dr= iver >> is loaded on boot and that it goes away once the ATI driver is loaded bu= t >> maybe not. I just tested mine by using the screen controls to set the sc= reen >> over to one side while booting. Once X starts and the nvidia driver load= s >> the screen position is fine, however going to a console (ctrl-alt-Fn) th= e >> screen is still displaced unlike yours. Sorry if that suggestion doesn't= fix >> it. > > Yes, I think that first video driver can be the problem... I will test > a bit more and then I will probably file a PR. > > Thanks again. Just for the record, I filed PR. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D131448 > >> >> Chris >> >> >