Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:01:20 -0700 From: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xorg Redux Message-ID: <4C72FDC0.5080308@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <4C72F6DC.1040009@gmail.com> References: <4C72977B.9060104@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008231018080.88061@wonkity.com> <4C72B37D.2020504@comcast.net> <4C72B51C.8020901@gmail.com> <4C72B6EE.6050205@gmail.com> <4C72B8A3.2@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008231310050.88832@wonkity.com> <4C72E620.8070007@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008231531290.91902@wonkity.com> <4C72ED4D.9060909@comcast.net> <4C72F6DC.1040009@gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 08/23/10 15:31, Glen Barber wrote: > On 8/23/10 5:51 PM, Rem P Roberti wrote: >> On 08/23/10 14:34, Warren Block wrote: >>> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Rem P Roberti wrote: >>>> I forgot. The version of PCBSD that I had installed on the Thinkpad >>>> was the legacy version. The latest version, PCBSD 8.1, won't >>>> install. The screen goes blank and the computer freezes, just as >>>> happens when trying to install X11 with FreeBSD 8.1 >>> No real idea what to try next, so let's try turning off acceleration >>> in the Device section: >>> >>> Option "NoAccel" "On" >> Nope. BTW, thanks for hanging in here. I've never had trouble like >> this getting X11 to function. Of course, I've never tried to install >> 8.1 on a Thinkpad either. >> > Ok, one quick question. When your screen goes blank, can you > [ctrl][alt][fN] to a different TTY, where N is anything between 2-7? > I'm curious about the machine's state when you start X. > No, when the screen goes blank the whole computer freezes. No mouse, no keyboard. And I also noticed that the wireless indicator freezes in the on position. Everything stops dead its tracks.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4C72FDC0.5080308>