Xorg woes

[Per olof Ljungmark]

Andrew Walters wrote:
> Hi again
> 
> I'm not sure how to go about this - I have gone back to the handbook and 
> Chapter 5 covering X Windows and can't see a way to configure it any way 
> other than following the instructions to type in "Xorg -configure". Do 
> you mean to startup and then just try startx? This just results in a 
> black screen for me at present.
> 
> I have probably misunderstood.

OK, here is what I suggest you do:

- When replying, send it to the list, x11 at freebsd.org. The more people 
who read your message the bigger is the chance of getting help.
- Always add replies to the *end* of the message you are replying to.
- Try to start xorg without any graphics drivers loaded and without an 
xorg.conf.
- Start a new thread on x11 at freebsd.org and *include* the xorg logfile 
located at
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
in your message.
I will be travelling for the next few days and not sure I can respond 
during the week. Use the list please.

HTH,

Per olof

> 
> Quoting Per olof Ljungmark <peo at intersonic.se>:
> 
>> Andrew Walters wrote:
>>> No, I haven't tried without xorg.conf. The only instructions I have 
>>>  seen tell me to run the config commands. How would I get X running 
>>>  without an /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
>>
>> Well, try it. Xorg 7.2 works very well in most cases without xorg.conf,
>> as I have found out for myself.
>>
>> If it does not work, post the output of /var/log/Xorg.0.log here (to
>> the list I mean).
>>
>>>
>>> I tried to install the nvidia drivers tonight but it tells me that  
>>> they are only available for i386 and I have installed the amd64  
>>> version (thinking that I should because I have an amd64 box but in  
>>> retrospect it seems to have complicated things).
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> Quoting Per olof Ljungmark <peo at intersonic.se>:
>>>
>>>> andrew.walters at cerebrum.com.au wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for your reply. I have been working my way through the   
>>>>> handbook, step-by-step. I am running FreeBSD 6.2 and xorg 7.2. I  
>>>>>  was hoping that it would figure it all out by itself but it only   
>>>>> puts a very basic structure in the conf file which doesn't even   
>>>>> include the monitor sync and refresh rates. I will re-try with  
>>>>> the  nvidia driver and see how I get on.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did you try *without* an /etc/X11/xorg.conf? I have so far upgraded
>>>> three systems to 7.2 and a laptop is the only one I need this file with
>>>> when connected to external monitor. The others works best without
>>>> xorg.conf.
>>>>
>>>> xorg should figure out most data by itself, so what happens now when
>>>> you try to start it?
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks again and sorry about the multiple emails last night!
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>
>>>>> Quoting Per olof Ljungmark <peo at intersonic.se>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> andrew.walters at cerebrum.com.au wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am hoping that this is the right place to request help for  
>>>>>>> such  a  problem - I am attempting to make the transition from  
>>>>>>> Windows  to  FreeBSD so bear with me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I cannot, for the life of me, get a working X configuration.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am running an AMD-64 (Asus M2V-TVM) with an integrated VIA   
>>>>>>> K8M890  graphics chip.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have installed a working (text only) version of FreeBSD 6.2   
>>>>>>>  following the FreeBSD installation instructions and have   
>>>>>>> downloaded  and built Xorg using the same instructions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I attempted to configure Xorg for my setup but on every test   
>>>>>>> could  not get a usable screen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Having done a bit of research and discovering that the VIA chip   
>>>>>>> was  problematic, I bought a NVIDIA 85000GT because the NVIDIA   
>>>>>>> driver  support seemed to be much better. Unfortunately, the   
>>>>>>> results were  no better.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am also running Windows and have tried an installation of   
>>>>>>> Ubuntu  on the box with both cards without any real hassles.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have set the refresh and sync rates amd the modes for the   
>>>>>>> screen  (have even copied the working "Vesa" setup from Ubuntu)   
>>>>>>> but I still  can't get a working screen (it varies from   
>>>>>>> completely black using  the NVIDIA cars to a fuzzy mess using  
>>>>>>> the  Via).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If anyone can point me in the right direction, it would be    
>>>>>>> extremely appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let us know what you are currently running, OS version and xorg
>>>>>> version. Then, if you have xorg 7.2 you do not even need
>>>>>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf, it figures it out pretty well by itself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The handbook is always a good start:
>>>>>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good luck!
>>>>>
>>>>>
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