From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 10 15:52:46 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 52F0B106566B for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A50B8FC18 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from isis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.63]) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LWuuf-000749-2y for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:44 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.238]) by isis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1LWuuc-0006AM-Hk for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:38 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost.men.bris.ac.uk [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n1AFqbA8068336 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:37 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n1AFqbdw068335 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:37 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:37 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090210155236.GB68258@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20090209211505.O14664@hub.org> <4ad871310902091719x74eed964gfc81d63c437da0cf@mail.gmail.com> <20090209212116.W14664@hub.org> <4ad871310902091723v6549b870rbf6926ac8f5468f@mail.gmail.com> <20090209212935.I14664@hub.org> <20090210133933.GA93330@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <20090210142809.GA1520@laverenz.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090210142809.GA1520@laverenz.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Spam-Score: -1.4 X-Spam-Level: - Subject: Re: xorg && 7-current && ( kde || nvidia driver ) == desktop crash 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: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:46 -0000 On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 03:28:09PM +0100, Uwe Laverenz wrote: > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 01:39:33PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > for me xorg 7.4 doesn't work at all on 7.1-stable i386 Compaq Armada 1700 > > Sorry, do you really run FreeBSD with xorg on this machine? This laptop > must be at least 10 years old, right? I keep it as an additional test box. The issue is that 7.3 worked and 7.4 doesn't on this box. > > laptop, I get "no device found" at X -configure stage. It worked fine with > > 7.3. The graphics device is Chips and Technologies. When I use vesa driver > > Do you have "[x] CHIPS" enabled when you run "make config" in > x11-drivers/xorg-drivers? I guess this should install the right driver > for your Armada. sure. As I said, chips (and mouse and keyboard) worked fine with 7.3, but not anymore. I blame hal and dbus. > > > instead I get to the graphics screen, but still no mouse or keyboard. > > Did you follow the hints in /usr/ports/UPDATING? yes, I did. After that didn't help I deinstalled and reinstalled all X-related ports - same result. On 8.0-current i386 I have different problems (black screen, cannot return to console, have to reboot) but the result is the same - xorg 7.4 isn't working at all. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423