First of all, hello to all members and the FreeBSD staff. First time here, I'm bruno from italy, a FreeBSD addicted (but also to other BSDs and micro-kernel architectures like Minix, and hybrid microkernel-BSD likes such as MacOsX), and a software programmer unemployed at the moment. Thank you for all your work and efforts to maintain this remarkable, solid and stable FreeBSD OS.
That said,
I run FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE #0 r335510
If I don-t use X, e.g. in text mode, I can switch between ttyvs as expected (using ALT+CTRL+F<1-8>).
But if I start X server (manually using startx or through xdm configured for login session) on any virtual terminal, then when I try to switch back to any other virtual terminal (using ALT+CTRL]+F<1-8>), I get a blank screen (tested also with an external VGA monitor, it reports no video signal).
Anyway, when I try to switch back to the virtual terminal where X is running (set to ttyv8, so ALT+CTRL+F9), I get back normally to my working X session. In addition, my gmplayer (run under root at the moment just for solving issues), but also tested vlc player, don't manage to output video streams, but manage audio stream, but before opening a related issue, I will test if this post may eventually be related also to problems in playing streams.
I use Xorg auto-configuration, without any Xorg.conf file. The only workaround that I tried was to put in /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ a file 'driver-intel.conf' as I've read on the handbook (https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html), with the following contents:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
#BusID "pci0:0:2:0" (I tried with various parameters here, and either commented out or not)
#BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
without success.
This is more than just an annoyance I'd like to correct, because I have the habit to switch to a root text console to do administration/maintenance/installation tasks, and being FreeBSD quite conservative about security, it doesn't allow to su to root from a user that is not included in the wheel (root) group (and with me being paranoid about security, I don't add any 'normal' user to the root's group
*********************************************** USEFUL INFO INCLUDED ***********************************************************
FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE #0 r335510: Fri Jun 22 04:32:14 UTC 2018
root@releng2.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
Laptop ACER Aspire 5720 (this model came out in 2007)
System BIOS Version: V1.19
VGA BIOS Version: Intel V518
VT(vga): resolution 640x480
Video Memory: 8 Mb
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz (1496.28-MHz K8-class CPU)
Origin="GenuineIntel" Id=0x6fd Family=0x6 Model=0xf Stepping=13
real memory = 2147483648 (2048 MB)
avail memory = 2025234432 (1931 MB)
FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 2 CPUs
FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 2 core(s)
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (vesa, 0xffffffff80ff4550, 0) error 19
nexus0
vtvga0: <VT VGA driver> on motherboard
pcib0: _OSC failed: AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW
pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0
vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> port 0x5110-0x5117 mem 0x94000000-0x940fffff,0x80000000-0x8fffffff irq 16 at device 2.0 on pci0
agp0: <Intel GM965 SVGA controller> on vgapci0
agp0: aperture size is 256M, detected 7676k stolen memory
vgapci0: Boot video device
vgapci1: <VGA-compatible display> at device 2.1 on pci0
Configuring vt: keymap blanktime.
WARNING:
New keymap: In /etc/rc.conf replace 'keymap=it.iso.kbd' by 'keymap=it'.
ugen4.2: <Logitech USB Optical Mouse> at usbus4
ums0 on uhub4
ums0: <Logitech USB Optical Mouse, class 0/0, rev 2.00/53.00, addr 2> on usbus4
ums0: 3 buttons and [XYZ] coordinates ID=0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is included output from pciconf command, related to the display class
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x011e1025 chip=0x2a028086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary)'
class = display
subclass = VGA
vgapci1@pci0:0:2:1: class=0x038000 card=0x011e1025 chip=0x2a038086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (secondary)'
class = display
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I include /var/log/Xorg.0.log that you can view here:
https://pastebin.com/EBebXx3r
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I generated an xorg.conf.new with 'Xorg -configure', but leave it to be xorg.conf.new
(that's equivalent to Xorg not using that file, right?), you can view it here:
https://pastebin.com/Fg13YPU9
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
and this is a keyboard mapping of ALT-CTRL-F1/ALT-CTRL-F9 press from 'xev':
/root/~$ xev -event keyboard
Outer window is 0x1c00001, inner window is 0x1c00002
KeymapNotify event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
keys: 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KeyRelease event, serial 25, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3533855, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0x0, keycode 36 (keysym 0xff0d, Return), same_screen YES,
" XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) "
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3541791, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0x0, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3542671, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0x4, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3544010, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0xc, keycode 67 (keysym 0x1008fe01, XF86Switch_VT_1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3544010, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0xc, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3544010, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0x8, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
MappingNotify event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
request MappingKeyboard, first_keycode 8, count 248
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3551830, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0x0, keycode 75 (keysym 0xffc6, F9), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3551912, (233,586), root303,634),
state 0x0, keycode 75 (keysym 0xffc6, F9), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
ClientMessage event, serial 29, synthetic YES, window 0x1c00001,
message_type 0xf5 (WM_PROTOCOLS), format 32, message 0xf8 (WM_DELETE_WINDOW)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Every suggestion is highly appreciated, thank you.
P.S.: excuse me if I take a little advantage of this thread, just a question: Is it planned Wayland display protocol support in the next FreeBSD releases?
That said,
I run FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE #0 r335510
If I don-t use X, e.g. in text mode, I can switch between ttyvs as expected (using ALT+CTRL+F<1-8>).
But if I start X server (manually using startx or through xdm configured for login session) on any virtual terminal, then when I try to switch back to any other virtual terminal (using ALT+CTRL]+F<1-8>), I get a blank screen (tested also with an external VGA monitor, it reports no video signal).
Anyway, when I try to switch back to the virtual terminal where X is running (set to ttyv8, so ALT+CTRL+F9), I get back normally to my working X session. In addition, my gmplayer (run under root at the moment just for solving issues), but also tested vlc player, don't manage to output video streams, but manage audio stream, but before opening a related issue, I will test if this post may eventually be related also to problems in playing streams.
I use Xorg auto-configuration, without any Xorg.conf file. The only workaround that I tried was to put in /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ a file 'driver-intel.conf' as I've read on the handbook (https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html), with the following contents:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
#BusID "pci0:0:2:0" (I tried with various parameters here, and either commented out or not)
#BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
without success.
This is more than just an annoyance I'd like to correct, because I have the habit to switch to a root text console to do administration/maintenance/installation tasks, and being FreeBSD quite conservative about security, it doesn't allow to su to root from a user that is not included in the wheel (root) group (and with me being paranoid about security, I don't add any 'normal' user to the root's group
*********************************************** USEFUL INFO INCLUDED ***********************************************************
FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE #0 r335510: Fri Jun 22 04:32:14 UTC 2018
root@releng2.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
Laptop ACER Aspire 5720 (this model came out in 2007)
System BIOS Version: V1.19
VGA BIOS Version: Intel V518
VT(vga): resolution 640x480
Video Memory: 8 Mb
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz (1496.28-MHz K8-class CPU)
Origin="GenuineIntel" Id=0x6fd Family=0x6 Model=0xf Stepping=13
real memory = 2147483648 (2048 MB)
avail memory = 2025234432 (1931 MB)
FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 2 CPUs
FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 2 core(s)
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (vesa, 0xffffffff80ff4550, 0) error 19
nexus0
vtvga0: <VT VGA driver> on motherboard
pcib0: _OSC failed: AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW
pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0
vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> port 0x5110-0x5117 mem 0x94000000-0x940fffff,0x80000000-0x8fffffff irq 16 at device 2.0 on pci0
agp0: <Intel GM965 SVGA controller> on vgapci0
agp0: aperture size is 256M, detected 7676k stolen memory
vgapci0: Boot video device
vgapci1: <VGA-compatible display> at device 2.1 on pci0
Configuring vt: keymap blanktime.
WARNING:
New keymap: In /etc/rc.conf replace 'keymap=it.iso.kbd' by 'keymap=it'.
ugen4.2: <Logitech USB Optical Mouse> at usbus4
ums0 on uhub4
ums0: <Logitech USB Optical Mouse, class 0/0, rev 2.00/53.00, addr 2> on usbus4
ums0: 3 buttons and [XYZ] coordinates ID=0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is included output from pciconf command, related to the display class
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x011e1025 chip=0x2a028086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary)'
class = display
subclass = VGA
vgapci1@pci0:0:2:1: class=0x038000 card=0x011e1025 chip=0x2a038086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (secondary)'
class = display
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I include /var/log/Xorg.0.log that you can view here:
https://pastebin.com/EBebXx3r
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I generated an xorg.conf.new with 'Xorg -configure', but leave it to be xorg.conf.new
(that's equivalent to Xorg not using that file, right?), you can view it here:
https://pastebin.com/Fg13YPU9
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
and this is a keyboard mapping of ALT-CTRL-F1/ALT-CTRL-F9 press from 'xev':
/root/~$ xev -event keyboard
Outer window is 0x1c00001, inner window is 0x1c00002
KeymapNotify event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
keys: 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KeyRelease event, serial 25, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3533855, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0x0, keycode 36 (keysym 0xff0d, Return), same_screen YES,
" XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) "
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3541791, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0x0, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3542671, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0x4, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3544010, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0xc, keycode 67 (keysym 0x1008fe01, XF86Switch_VT_1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3544010, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0xc, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3544010, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0x8, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
MappingNotify event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
request MappingKeyboard, first_keycode 8, count 248
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3551830, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0x0, keycode 75 (keysym 0xffc6, F9), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x34d, subw 0x0, time 3551912, (233,586), root
303,634),state 0x0, keycode 75 (keysym 0xffc6, F9), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
ClientMessage event, serial 29, synthetic YES, window 0x1c00001,
message_type 0xf5 (WM_PROTOCOLS), format 32, message 0xf8 (WM_DELETE_WINDOW)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Every suggestion is highly appreciated, thank you.
P.S.: excuse me if I take a little advantage of this thread, just a question: Is it planned Wayland display protocol support in the next FreeBSD releases?
