Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:17:28 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> To: FreeBSD X11 mailing list <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>, "FreeBSD Questions !!!!" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Putting my new FreeBSD 9.3 desktop online .... Message-ID: <53EE40A8.70808@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <CAPS9%2BSvmWzAn5RkHcr6e3LRpeS18j4ys444_hU8PqsLSXGc7Xg@mail.gmail.com> References: <53EBE6D6.8090501@hiwaay.net> <20140814072430.5e39c3bc.freebsd@edvax.de> <53ED2189.6020408@hiwaay.net> <53EE14FA.8060601@hiwaay.net> <CAPS9%2BSvmWzAn5RkHcr6e3LRpeS18j4ys444_hU8PqsLSXGc7Xg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 08/15/14 09:26, Andreas Nilsson wrote: > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 4:11 PM, William A. Mahaffey III <wam@hiwaay.net> > wrote: > >> On 08/14/14 15:52, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >> >>> On 08/14/14 00:24, Polytropon wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:29:42 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>>> >>>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:08pm] 316 % grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log* >>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, >>>>> (??) unknown. >>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER >>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(EE) config/hal: couldn't initialise context: >>>>> unknown error (null) >>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not >>>>> implemented, (??) unknown. >>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER >>>>> >>>> As you can see, "config/hal: couldn't initialise context: >>>> unknown error (null)" is a very helpful message. :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:15pm] 317 % grep hal /var/log/messages >>>>> Aug 5 08:47:54 kabini1 pkg: hal-0.5.14_26 installed >>>>> Aug 5 09:16:51 kabini1 root: /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $hald_enable >>>>> is not set properly - see rc.conf(5). >>>>> >>>> This is what you should have a look at. You sould have >>>> >>>> hald_enable="YES" >>>> dbus_enable="YES" >>>> >>>> in your /etc/rc.conf file. >>>> >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:19pm] 318 % service hal start >>>>> hal does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup >>>>> directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d) >>>>> >>>> Yes, it's "service hald start". The service's name is "hald" >>>> for "HAL daemon", and HAL means "hardware abstraction layer", >>>> a technology "mandatory" to X (unless you "uncomple" it), >>>> deprecated in Linux long time ago. :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:23pm] 319 % man hal >>>>> No manual entry for hal >>>>> >>>> See "man hald". There are many more manpages referenced in >>>> the "SEE ALSO" section. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> hald is in fact running, & both entries are in my rc.conf file .... >>> >>> >> A little more input, from login attempt about 5 min. ago: >> >> >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:32am] 411 % ll -tr ~wam/.xsession* >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 wam users 34 Aug 8 18:22 /home/wam/.xsession* >> -rw------- 1 wam users 355 Aug 15 09:05 /home/wam/.xsession-errors >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:37am] 412 % more ~wam/.xsession-errors >> /usr/local/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0 >> xrdb: "XTerm*saveLines" on line 76 overrides entry on line 61 >> >> (process:6932): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. >> Using the fallback 'C' locale. >> XDM authorization key matches an existing client!xfce4-session: Cannot >> open display: . >> Type 'xfce4-session --help' for usage. >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:39am] 413 % date >> Fri Aug 15 09:06:43 CDT 2014 >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:43am] 414 % xfce4-session --help >> Usage: >> xfce4-session [OPTION...] >> >> Help Options: >> -h, --help Show help options >> --help-all Show all help options >> --help-gtk Show GTK+ Options >> >> Application Options: >> --disable-tcp Disable binding to TCP ports >> -V, --version Print version information and exit >> --display=DISPLAY X display to use >> >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:07:02am] 415 % >> >> >> Any clues appreciated :-/ .... >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> William A. Mahaffey III >> >> >> > Could you post the whole Xorg.0.log? > > Xdm uses .xinitrc to start a "something" right? Please show your .xinitrc > > I guess you're trying to use xfce, have you verified that all required > packages are installed ( xfce, xorg-server, xf86-video*, xf86-input*? > > What graphics hw are you using? Which xorg-stack ( new /old)? > > Are you using a xorg.conf or using default on-the-fly-config? > > Best regards > Andreas > _______________________________________________ > 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" > For some reason, I can't get the Xorg.0.log to attach, sorry .... Here are the last 40-ish lines: ( tail -49 /var/log/Xorg.0.log ) (**) Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" (==) USB Keyboard: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50 (**) USB Keyboard: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 (**) USB Keyboard: Buttons: 5 (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB Keyboard" (type: MOUSE) (**) USB Keyboard: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1 (**) USB Keyboard: (accel) acceleration profile 0 (II) USB Keyboard: SetupAuto: hw.iftype is 4, hw.model is 0 (II) USB Keyboard: SetupAuto: protocol is SysMouse (II) config/hal: Adding input device USB Keyboard (II) LoadModule: "kbd" (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/input/kbd_drv.so (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 1.8.0 Module class: X.Org XInput Driver ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0 (**) USB Keyboard: always reports core events (**) Option "Protocol" "standard" (**) Option "XkbRules" "base" (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105" (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us" (**) Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD) (II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Keyboard (**) AT Keyboard: always reports core events (**) Option "Protocol" "standard" (**) Option "XkbRules" "base" (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105" (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us" (**) Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD) (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (II) VESA(0): Setting up VESA Mode 0x1D4 (1680x1050) (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear (**) Option "BaudRate" "1200" (**) Option "StopBits" "2" (**) Option "DataBits" "8" (**) Option "Parity" "None" (**) Option "Vmin" "1" (**) Option "Vtime" "0" (**) Option "FlowControl" "None" [root@kabini1, /etc, 12:16:26pm] 353 % May not help much, since I rebooted once since your post, sorry :-/ .... -- William A. 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