under X, frozen keys, no mouse

[herbert langhans]

Henry,
you may have installed xorg with the HAL-option on. If you want to try without it go to the /usr/ports/x11-servers/xorg-server. Use #make config, switch off the HAL support and #make reinstall.

Cheers
herb langhans

On Sun, Apr 04, 2010 at 10:54:03PM -0400, Henry Olyer wrote:
> I installed FBSD 7.3 on an older Compaq box.  It has a built-in video card,
> this isn't a top of the line superfast machine.
> 
> But it is important for me to press it into service.
> 
> I tried using a couple of Option lines in xorg.conf, but no luck.
> 
> so now my questions...
> 
> Will FBSD 7.3 make use of xf86cfg or some such program.  I ask because the X
> --configure command has never worked for me;  Not on any of five different
> machines I've put FBSD on.
> 
> I'm not trying to do a sophisticated install either -- and though I've
> decided against running OpenBSD, the default install put's up X
> perfectly...  (Why??)
> 
> wish I knew more...
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