MATE Slim reduce

Ependi Silalahi

Ependi Silalahi

How to make make slim display become 640x480 or 800x600 apparently by enable slim my login screen spit into two screen in one screen. If I want to go to to the right if I have to go to to right then if will appear on the left screen. I have MATE for windows. If I disable "slim" on the /etc/rc.conf and using startx I can login to my desktop no problem. I have Lenovo T430 laptop

here is my Videocard
Code: 
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0:   class=0x030000 card=0x21f317aa chip=0x01668086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller'
    class      = display
    subclass   = VGA

I have no problem keep typing startx but without slim I don't have shutdown menu only log out.
Thanks
 
is doing "poweroff" the same thing with "pkill X"
i usually log out and type "sudo power off" i can do it from the desktop but i am afraid it is not the right way.
 
is doing "poweroff" the same thing with "pkill X"
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No. A pkill X only kills the Xorg process.

shutdown(8):
Code: 
     Calling ``poweroff'' is equivalent to running:
           
           shutdown -p now

It's also the same procedure when you chose to "Power Off" the machine from the MATE/XFCE menu.
 
Phishfry said:
I believe you need to add dbus to rc.conf for the shutdown menu.

rc.conf
Code: 
dbus_enable="YES"

Alternatively in a terminal window you can kill Xorg with this: pkill X
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Yes I have dbus_enable="YES" on my rc.conf. but still dont help
I have another people from this forum having the same laptop with mine also having problem with slim_enable except he got blank screen after login with different dekstop. Mine is Mate his is GNOME and it seems combination SLIM_ENABLE with windows desktop doesnt work. STARTX has no problem though. For now I could live with it but if some one know how to fix it t would be nice.
 
Not because I have too but I just like to learn and solve the problem. I am happy with startx but I am jut corious.
I am struggling to understand your "howto" I am just a newbie.
 
To have the ability of reboot/shutdown from a WM without using a login manager (aka startx) you should have to start the WM with something like this:

Code: 
exec ssh-agent ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session

What means you also need sysutils/consolekit and maybe sysutils/polkit. However, you are using MATE, what means they are probably already installed.

The ssh-agent is to start the ssh-agent together, I am putting it in the case you want it too.

If there is a more simple way, I do not know it.
 
@lebarondem erde, I dont understand what to do with your "howsto"
I dont know what does this means "
What means you also need sysutils/consolekit and maybe sysutils/polkit."
If this is too complicated I will keep using startx . I got my MATE desktop I am happy with it and I can use startx
Like i said I have no probem using xfce or gnome with slim as login desktop only the combination slim and mate doesnt work and I just need simple solution. I have somebody else having the same problem with same laptop I have which is Lenono T430
so my reckon something to do with slim add to mate. I reckon
 
Hello,

In order to have shutdown/reboot working without root you need to use those *kits (I do not know exactly what each one does in particular).

What happens when you use x11/slim (and most of login managers) it call those *kits by it self.

So, if you want to use startx and have the ability of shutdown/reboot without root (I mean from the WM panel), you will need to call them (*kits) at the login time. To do that you should add to your .xinitrc:

Code: 
exec ssh-agent ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session mate-desktop
instead of
Code: 
exec mate-desktop

ssh-agent will start it, if you want. If you do not need ssh-agent just remove it.
ck-launch-session is to call the consolekit, etc.
dbus-launch same but dbus.

You can also take a look on dbus-launch(1) manual.

EDIT: However, I did not understood exactly what is the problem you have with slim, but you can also try x11/lightdm or x11/xdm.
 
I saw your laptop has "Optimus", what means it have two graphics cards, nVidia and Intel. Have you disabled one of them in the BIOS/UEFI?

As far I know, there is no way to use them both ON in FreeBSD. In Linux you have the Bumblebee, but it is not something too reliable neither.
 
lebarondemerde said:
I saw your laptop has "Optimus", what means it have two graphics cards, nVidia and Intel. Have you disabled one of them in the BIOS/UEFI?

As far I know, there is no way to use them both ON in FreeBSD. In Linux you have the Bumblebee, but it is not something too reliable neither.
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I am going to disable one of my card stay tune i will let you know maybe this is it.
 
lebarondemerde said:
I saw your laptop has "Optimus", what means it have two graphics cards, nVidia and Intel. Have you disabled one of them in the BIOS/UEFI?

As far I know, there is no way to use them both ON in FreeBSD. In Linux you have the Bumblebee, but it is not something too reliable neither.
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Sir, I follow your pointer and incredibly it works and here is what I did.
I disable UEFI and legacy only but this is not enough so there is "OS optimzed default was "disable" and by enabling this I can have "SLIM" login without split screen.
Interesting you said I have nvidia and Intel card. So which card I am using now and do I need to enable nvidia card which is another challenge to me, anotheworkr RTFM time.
Thanks for pointing out.
BTW I did all the combination in the bios but the one that works for me is my above explanation.
 
lebarondemerde said:
As far I know, there is no way to use them both ON in FreeBSD. In Linux you have the Bumblebee, but it is not something too reliable neither.
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in fact, bumblebee is quite reliable in linux. and you can run your 3d stuff using virtualgl on secondary card on FreeBSD as well, but that is a bit clunki-er than it is in lenoks.
 
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