Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 09:11:00 -0400 From: scrat <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com> To: Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xorg problems: FIXED Message-ID: <54FC4A64.701@columbus.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1503071848210.19337@wonkity.com> References: <54FB2862.2050600@columbus.rr.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1503071848210.19337@wonkity.com>
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On 03/07/15 20:53, Warren Block wrote: > On Sat, 7 Mar 2015, scrat wrote: > [putolin] >> I have installed FreeBSD 10.0 and updated it to 10.1 using >> freebsd-update > > Why not just install 10.1? It doesn't matter, though. I had a USB drive already setup with 10.0 before 10.1 came out. I then used that as practice for updating the base system > >> Ss root entered the following: >> /bin/sh >> Xorg -configure > xorg.log 2>&1 > > Why? Always try to run X without an xorg.conf first. Only create one > if necessary. > I did that as to try to fix this problem, more later. [putolin] >> Configuration failed >> >> If I then following the book >> >> *|Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro|* > > So it works with the generated xorg.conf? After I set the video driver to vesa in the generated xorg.conf it worked. > >> I can not (from the book) do the following: >> >> To exit the test, switch to the virtual console used to start it by >> pressing *Ctrl*+*Alt*+*F/|n|/* (*F1* for the first virtual console) >> and press *Ctrl*+*C*. > >> it simply doesn't work ie I can not go to the term F1 and Ctrl+C to >> stop xorg. > > That is because KMS is being used and requires vt(4) to switch back to > the console. Add to /boot/loader.conf: > kern.vty=vt Ok I learned something here. Adding kern.vty=vt to /boot/loader.conf fixed my issues > >> Continuing I built Xfce4 from ports, configured it to start from the >> command line and started it. >> I cannot simply log out and return to the command line as the display >> goes haywire. To stop the computer I have to open a terminal in xfce >> and su to root and issue a poweroff to shutdown. > > This is the same vt(4) issue. See above fixed it. All working now :) Need to read up on KMS and vt The Xorg section of the handbook needs some updating: Maybe add something that points one to adding the kern.vt line to boot/loader. Fix the section on xorg configuration. The urw-fonts port installs to /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/urw-fonts directory not /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/URW. The /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/URW directory doesn't exist. Thank you for all your help you have been a tremendous help You have made my day.
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