Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:10:18 +0100 From: "Christian Walther" <cptsalek@gmail.com> To: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" <almarrie@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Neeraj Sharma <neeraj.dl@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Xorg on FreeBSD does not work Message-ID: <14989d6e0702150010v799dc698n93e2ac003e8d77bd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <499c70c0702142202m74264384k3d36bd70e326a961@mail.gmail.com> References: <2b5834fa0702142114v5e2d37b0t30eef03c892b9819@mail.gmail.com> <499c70c0702142202m74264384k3d36bd70e326a961@mail.gmail.com>
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On 15/02/07, Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <almarrie@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2/15/07, Neeraj Sharma <neeraj.dl@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am a newbie to FreeBSD world. I am trying to install FreeBSD6.2 on my HP > > zv5240us laptop. Everything else went off fine except the X config. I ran > > the command X -configure which created a xorg.conf.new file. When I use that > > to run X it just shows a blank screen and I am not able to go back to the > > console also. > > > > I tried playing around with the parameters in xorg.conf.new file but without > > success. If anyone can help me with this it will be great... > > > > -- > > Thanks & Regards, > > Neeraj Sharma > > That is alright to show you xorg works or not. Yes, a blank screen and a locked keyboard is a perfect description of an X configuration that isn't working. ;-) > > After doing that press ctrl+alt+backspace > > Then #cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf then type startx or > reboot your notebook. Sorry for correcting, but this is not adviseable at this point. His X isn't working obviously, so installing xorg.conf into the right place would lead to more problems, without solving anything. He can do so when the X configuration is working. > > -- > Regards, > > -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri > Arab Portal > http://www.WeArab.Net/ Regards Christian
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