From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 5 01:32:36 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 641DA106567C; Wed, 5 May 2010 01:32:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jimmiejaz@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f199.google.com (mail-qy0-f199.google.com [209.85.221.199]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F19CF8FC23; Wed, 5 May 2010 01:32:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk37 with SMTP id 37so6290257qyk.22 for ; Tue, 04 May 2010 18:32:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:reply-to :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ys7RkYTndiSqKHWzbjGnZCX0eGoOYIyOjqDaxXytnNE=; b=YpD9e8IhnBlctg+PtLTRQce/Mh8sTC42SLF/bJfCVfmCEBQOiqu8qIrUT7NVGNMEm6 oRvHW7PNa7BnZ0DV18lKwSD1SU9XrstTP/HYyHa+BlgYU4dkaHT2vsajY8aeaReno2rk hYK93km3Mv6ElnCw6VudeodFG5j2szikciJoI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Qqnczh+6YpCUARELMZOKsjbSHGV2BvH9jzhmQBrCeQ96ghSHFsXOpCejQpDb3Yao1F 36+Bo5GiWVeqtG6bA+9HQwJ0VsNTXb5e8GmhQakpjQQtjra+h76hO53/ul91D1tZ8FM1 u1l+/B+DJqBz3DB7e8KOHe8K90fKUJMYehCFw= Received: by 10.229.218.2 with SMTP id ho2mr3825408qcb.51.1273023145969; Tue, 04 May 2010 18:32:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jimmiejaz.org (bas9-toronto63-1167858904.dsl.bell.ca [69.156.28.216]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f5sm2418884qcg.14.2010.05.04.18.32.24 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 04 May 2010 18:32:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4BE0CA96.1030608@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 21:32:06 -0400 From: Jimmie James User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100407 Thunderbird/3.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Warren Block References: <4BE06C07.4080204@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg 7.5, XFCE4 and radeon X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jimmiejaz@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 01:32:36 -0000 On 05/04/10 17:03, Warren Block wrote: > On Tue, 4 May 2010, Jimmie James wrote: > >> Along with not being to start xfce4 many times, > > The workaround is to deinstall xfce4-session, or just keep trying until > xfce starts. This let's me start XFCE4 >> I've also lost the resolution of 1600x1200 using any driver. Using the >> VESA driver I can get 1280x1024 and start xfce4 all the time, using >> the radeon, ati or radeonhd, 1600x1200 is "washed out". >> >> All of this was working fine before the Xorg update. I can supply more >> information if needed. > > First, try starting X without an xorg.conf. It should use radeon and at > least give you an Xorg.log which identifies problems. This gives me 1600x1200 @ 24bpp, however after a minute, or a few apps started, Xorg takes up 100% CPU and locks up the box. With the old config file, I still get the washed out look at 1600x1200. Oddly, if I only set 1280x1024 or lower, it wants to default to 1600x1200. Without a xorg.conf file: http://pastebin.com/aiKzS62d With xorg.conf file: http://pastebin.com/w8UsHBV6 xorg.conf file: http://pastebin.com/Zjh4FakN (I'm tweaking to get it working, so it may not be 100% with the log file) > > If that doesn't work, try generating a new xorg.conf. Things that looked > weird in the current one: AllowEmptyInput (It's bad(TM)), DefaultDepth > 16 (maybe due to limited VRAM), AccelMethod EXA commented, no 1600x1200 > mode entry. And you have some Intel leftovers from the original that > won't hurt but look confusing. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > -- "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it." -- Upton Sinclair Sent from my MOBILE DEVICE while pooping