I just went through a reinstall due to my not having soft updates enabled and trying to start X without a config file - something happened to the file system which an fsck didn't fix and it was unbootable. I wiped, reinstalled BSD 8.2 amd64, and compiled/installed Xorg & kde3 from ports. Given my previous experience, I did NOT simply type startx and followed the configuration directions in the handbook. The system did not die this time and I'm able to switch to different consoles using Control-Alt-F[1-8]. However, I have a problem.
Whenever I start X, my monitor goes blank and the 'no signal' box pops up on the screen. (This is generated by the monitor itself.) Control-C does break out and return me to a prompt though, so the reinstall must've fixed something.
Assuming that the config file needed tweaking, I loaded the xorg.conf file from my old slackware box and cut/paste some lines from there into the newly generated xorg.conf.new file. Still no-go. There's very little in the handbook page on X configuration on what to do if you can't get a signal.
Could anybody point out where I went wrong, what to try next, or any resources online where I could look for more information?
When X starts:
Xorg.conf:
Whenever I start X, my monitor goes blank and the 'no signal' box pops up on the screen. (This is generated by the monitor itself.) Control-C does break out and return me to a prompt though, so the reinstall must've fixed something.
Assuming that the config file needed tweaking, I loaded the xorg.conf file from my old slackware box and cut/paste some lines from there into the newly generated xorg.conf.new file. Still no-go. There's very little in the handbook page on X configuration on what to do if you can't get a signal.Could anybody point out where I went wrong, what to try next, or any resources online where I could look for more information?
When X starts:
Code:
# Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new -retro
X.Org X Server 1.7.7
Release Date: 2010-05-04
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE amd64
Current Operating System: FreeBSD ruler.baycity.graff 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RE
LEASE #0: Thu Feb 17 02:41:51 UTC 2011 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/u
sr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
Build Date: 13 October 2011 01:47:17PM
Current version of pixman: 0.22.2
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Oct 13 14:48:36 2011
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"Xorg.conf:
Code:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF"
FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "record"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "dri2"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 540 310 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "HSP"
ModelName "HF255"
# HorizSync 24.0 - 83.0
#Changed line to match working slackware config
HorizSync 35-75
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
#Disabled just to see if it had any effect - it doesn't
# Option "DPMS"
#Begin Added------
# 1680x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 147.14 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050_60.00" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 -HSync +Vsync
# 1440x900 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 55.92 kHz; pclk: 106.47 MHz
Modeline "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync
# 1280x800 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 49.68 kHz; pclk: 83.46 MHz
Modeline "1280x800_60.00" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync
#End Added------
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "FlatPanel" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPDither" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtcNumber" # <i>
#Option "FPScale" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPTweak" # <i>
#Option "DualHead" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV44A [GeForce 6200]"
BusID "PCI:5:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
#Begin Added------
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1680x1050" "1440x900" "1280x800"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1680x1050" "1440x900" "1280x800"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1440x900" "1280x800"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1680x1050" "1440x900" "1280x800"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
#End Added------
EndSection