I have a weird problem with xorg.conf
For some reason, startx always simply show a black screen with a cursor. Cursor is responsive to movement but not to clicking, and keyboard is unresponsive except for Ctrl + Alt + F# combination. Upon returning to console, I'd su and alter /etc/xorg.conf and subsequent startx would perform as intended, showing the selected window-manager and other programs as defined in .xinitrc.
Altering xorg.conf, so far, includes renaming, simply deleting, reinstalling the previously failed backup, or just creating new where there was nothing. They all seem to work; the only important part seems to be that the xorg.conf that the system booted with (or lack there of) has been replaced or deleted or, or if there wasn't one to begin with, created. By the way, I don't know what happens if I simply edit the existing xorg.conf, though I'd think that would work, too.
This also doesn't seem to matter with the choice of the window-manager; .xinitrc had been configured to run twm, openbox, and just xterm, and they all behave the same. I also tried simply doing exec twm and this also confirm to the above observed behavior.
rc.conf has both entries for hald and dbus. I assumed the contents of xorg.conf is not much of a issue since lack there of doesn't seem to matter; it doesn't work unless it's been altered since boot.
How can I fix this?
The computer is booting FreeBSD 8-stable from a usb drive and is using Radeon x1250 graphics driver. Please let me know if you need log or other information; I'll do my best to fetch them.
For some reason, startx always simply show a black screen with a cursor. Cursor is responsive to movement but not to clicking, and keyboard is unresponsive except for Ctrl + Alt + F# combination. Upon returning to console, I'd su and alter /etc/xorg.conf and subsequent startx would perform as intended, showing the selected window-manager and other programs as defined in .xinitrc.
Altering xorg.conf, so far, includes renaming, simply deleting, reinstalling the previously failed backup, or just creating new where there was nothing. They all seem to work; the only important part seems to be that the xorg.conf that the system booted with (or lack there of) has been replaced or deleted or, or if there wasn't one to begin with, created. By the way, I don't know what happens if I simply edit the existing xorg.conf, though I'd think that would work, too.
This also doesn't seem to matter with the choice of the window-manager; .xinitrc had been configured to run twm, openbox, and just xterm, and they all behave the same. I also tried simply doing exec twm and this also confirm to the above observed behavior.
rc.conf has both entries for hald and dbus. I assumed the contents of xorg.conf is not much of a issue since lack there of doesn't seem to matter; it doesn't work unless it's been altered since boot.
How can I fix this?
The computer is booting FreeBSD 8-stable from a usb drive and is using Radeon x1250 graphics driver. Please let me know if you need log or other information; I'll do my best to fetch them.