Before I state my problem, let me just say two things. I am new to BSD. Second I already read the configuration tutorial which was posted at
http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=4224
I'm still having trouble
I am trying to install Xorg on BSD
I have use of my mouse before I load X When I load X I get a blank screen with no mouse input.
The help file recommends that I put the lines in to rc.conf
when I do so, and reboot system has trouble mounting the drive. I had to force write access just to remove the lines from rc.conf.
I can enable hald at the command line which seems to have no effect, positive or negative. I am confused about this dbus. I found the package at /usr/ports/devel/dbus and installed it however I am still unable to find the executable file.
I ran
When I load X with this file it does the same thing. If I use the retro flag, I get a checkered screen with strange vertical bars which fade in and out and I can see the X cursor in the center but still no mouse input.
another thing that confuses me is that I guess the keyboard is working in X because I am able to press ctrl_alt_F1 to get to the console. However, I followed the directions to enable ctrl_alt_bksp, which involve pasting a couple lines in to /usr/local/etc/hal/fdi/policy, and rebooting. However when I try to load X no longer works.
Can somebody at least point me in the right direction. I'm not even sure if dbus is the problem but I have been hunting the internet for more info on dbus and I haven't found much helpful information.
Thanks
Dan
http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=4224
I'm still having trouble
I am trying to install Xorg on BSD
I have use of my mouse before I load X When I load X I get a blank screen with no mouse input.
The help file recommends that I put the lines in to rc.conf
Code:
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"when I do so, and reboot system has trouble mounting the drive. I had to force write access just to remove the lines from rc.conf.
I can enable hald at the command line which seems to have no effect, positive or negative. I am confused about this dbus. I found the package at /usr/ports/devel/dbus and installed it however I am still unable to find the executable file.
I ran
Xorg -configure and it said it found my mouse and created a new config file.When I load X with this file it does the same thing. If I use the retro flag, I get a checkered screen with strange vertical bars which fade in and out and I can see the X cursor in the center but still no mouse input.
another thing that confuses me is that I guess the keyboard is working in X because I am able to press ctrl_alt_F1 to get to the console. However, I followed the directions to enable ctrl_alt_bksp, which involve pasting a couple lines in to /usr/local/etc/hal/fdi/policy, and rebooting. However when I try to load X no longer works.
Can somebody at least point me in the right direction. I'm not even sure if dbus is the problem but I have been hunting the internet for more info on dbus and I haven't found much helpful information.
Thanks
Dan
