Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Frederique Rijsdijk
Hi, Daniel Underwood wrote: Just installed 7.2-RELEASE. After changing my /etc/ttys to default to xdm and rebooting, my machine opens xdm, but I cannot type or press enter. My keyboard isn't totally unresponsive, however, because I can Ctrl+Alt+F# to another virtual terminal. Try adding:

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Daniel Underwood
I don't have an xorg.conf file. When I installed 7.1-RELEASE on this laptop (exact same machine) I didn't need to configure an xorg.conf file. But I'll certainly try your advice. Thanks! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Andrew Gould
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.comwrote: Just installed 7.2-RELEASE. After changing my /etc/ttys to default to xdm and rebooting, my machine opens xdm, but I cannot type or press enter. My keyboard isn't totally unresponsive, however, because I can

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Daniel Underwood
Yep, that was it! I should have read the Handbook more thoroughly: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x-config.html#AEN6615 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Andrew Gould
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.comwrote: Yep, that was it! I should have read the Handbook more thoroughly: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x-config.html#AEN6615 me too ;-) ___

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Andrew Gould wrote: On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.comwrote: Yep, that was it! I should have read the Handbook more thoroughly: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x-config.html#AEN6615 me too ;-) Taking this opportunity, allow

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 06 May 2009 00:01:47 +0300, Manolis Kiagias son...@otenet.gr wrote: Taking this opportunity, allow me to remind to everyone that the Handbook is always work in progress and it is always useful to check again sections that you have already read, as new info is added regularly. This

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Daniel Underwood
I thought /usr/ports/UPDATING is only created when you appraise your ports with a view toward updating. I.e, after a fresh install of 7.2 (not an upgrade from 7.1), I didn't think the UPDATING file would be very helpful. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Andrew Gould
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.comwrote: I thought /usr/ports/UPDATING is only created when you appraise your ports with a view toward updating. I.e, after a fresh install of 7.2 (not an upgrade from 7.1), I didn't think the UPDATING file would be very

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Daniel Underwood
Absolutely! (Sent from my iPhone) On May 5, 2009, at 7:45 PM, Andrew Gould andrewlylego...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.com wrote: I thought /usr/ports/UPDATING is only created when you appraise your ports with a view toward updating.

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 5 May 2009 18:45:02 -0500, Andrew Gould andrewlylego...@gmail.com wrote: It's good, general advice. There are UPDATING files in various places for various updates, I think, including /usr/src/. At least according to the history of problems with X that appeared on this list,

Re: xdm freezes - 7.2-RELEASE installed

2009-05-05 Thread Andrew Gould
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Tue, 5 May 2009 18:45:02 -0500, Andrew Gould andrewlylego...@gmail.com wrote: It's good, general advice. There are UPDATING files in various places for various updates, I think, including /usr/src/. At least according