PJ wrote: > Somehow, the web does show there are problems setting up flat panels but > I have found no solutions. > FreeBSD 7.2, Xorg 1.6 something - it's the latest for FBSD, driver is nv > (Nvidia) FX5600, the monitor is LG W2361. > I cannot find any errors in /var/log/Xorg.0.log > # Xorg -config xorg.conf.new > produces only a black screen regardless of what mouse I may be using - > the mouse setup is always "auto" and "sysmouse" - the log shows > "Silkenmouse" enabled (At the moment it is an IBM usb with button (cute > blue) :-) > the keyboard - same stuff: specify an "us,ca" keyboard or leave it as > default... > Same for the mode of the monitor same non-functionality as DVI or as > DSUB - digital or analog. > "AllowEmptyInput" "off" only prevents getting out of the test mode - > even ctl/Alt/Del does not respond. > The log shows that the monitor is being detected correctly; the > parameters for the monitor are displayed correctly... but there is no > mouse, no keyboard, no image > "DontZap" has no discernible effect. > hal is on > I have no problems with Xorg on this machine or another with analog > monitors. All work just fine. > Xorg just plain refuses to start... yet the monitor works fine on XP as > digital or analog and works in dual mode with another analog monitor. > And, yes I did read the manual and did try various options suggested on > the web.... > So what's the story here? > I tried to avoid bothering the list, but this is getting a little > ridiculous. > Oh, yes, at one point when shutting down with ctl/alt/del there was a > very clear X in the middle of the screen - but it would not move and > then the machine rebooted. > _______________________________________________ > xorg mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > I see no one seems to know anything about flat panels on Xorg.
Well, I did get it up and running, but no thanks to any information in either the xorg or freebsd manuals... I accidentally ran startx and to my great surprise the screen came up with fluxbox and did work, albeit very sporadically... it kept going black and sort-of flickered. I shutdown and checked the log and lo and behold, the configuration file was one I had forgotten about that came from another computer from where the current disk was cloned. So, with a little tweaking, the thing now works - but the what and the why excape me completely. The configurations does not need any parameters for horiz or vertical scanning - only the screen depth and monitor size. I guess the name of the manufacturer and the model are irrelevant. Oh yes, the AllowEmptyInput had to be "off" ; the DontZap was also "off" Setting the FlatPanel settings (3 of them) to "True" does not seem to make any difference whether they are T of F. So, although it now works, configuration is still a total mystery. Does anyone understand just what is going on or are we just groping in the dark along with our blind leaders? _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
