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From: meino.cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server 1.7.
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:39:32
Message-Id: 20100410043852.GC5068@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server 1.7. by Dale
1 Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> [10-04-10 06:16]:
2 > meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
3 > >Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com> [10-04-10 05:48]:
4 > >
5 > >>meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
6 > >>
7 > >>>
8 > >>>Hi Dale,
9 > >>>
10 > >>>Somne shots into the dark:
11 > >>>I am running a non-kde and non-gnome Gentoo here (Openbox is my
12 > >>>friend) and after upgrading X nothing works.
13 > >>>
14 > >>>I rtecompiled openbox, lxpanel and the X11-drivers like
15 > >>>xf86-input-keyboard, xf86-input-mouse. nvidia-drivers and
16 > >>>everything was ok.
17 > >>>
18 > >>>Try to recompile the x11-drivers and the kde equivalent of the
19 > >>>window manager (I dont know much about kde/gnome...sorry ;) )
20 > >>>and may be X11 will be you friend again...
21 > >>>
22 > >>>HTH!
23 > >>>
24 > >>>Keep hacking! and have a nice weekend!
25 > >>>mcc
26 > >>>
27 > >>>
28 > >>>
29 > >>That makes sense now that you mention it. I'll give that a try.
30 > >>Heck,
31 > >>nothing to lose. I know how to use the sysreq keys pretty good now.
32 > >>lol
33 > >>
34 > >>Thanks.
35 > >>
36 > >>Dale
37 > >>
38 > >>:-) :-)
39 > >>
40 > >>
41 > >Hi Dale,
42 > >
43 > >to get out of X (or not-so-X in your case :O) ) you dont need the
44 > >sysreqs every time. since they are somehow a 'very hard hrmmm
45 > >"feature"' ;).
46 > >
47 > >Look into your Xorg.conf file under /etc/X11 and look for "dont zap"
48 > >or something like that (I removed this from my xorg.conf ;) ) and
49 > >remove that (or better comment it out).
50 > >
51 > >After that you kann kill X without disturbing the kernel (and risk
52 > >your data) with ALT-Backspace. You will get back a console. Log in
53 > >as root and do a "telinit 2" since the setuo still think of running
54 > >runlevel 5 "without X" and this is not a sane setup: Runlevel 5 is
55 > >"with X" and runlevel 2 is "without X".
56 > >To restart X the clean way do "teleinit 5" as root.
57 > >
58 > >HTH
59 > >
60 > >Keep hacking!
61 > >mcc
62 > >
63 > >
64 >
65 > Well when it locks up hard, nothing works not even sysreq. That was
66 > the first time it failed me. I'm not sure what made it lock up tho.
67 >
68 > Oh, ctrl alt backspace doesn't do anything either.
69 >
70 > Dale
71 >
72 > :-) :-)
73 >
74
75 Hi Dale,
76
77 you have to remove this "Dont Zap"-Option from your xorg.conf first.
78 Should work then.
79 But of course: If a busmaster (in this case your GraphicsCard) doesnot
80 release the bus...no way for little folks little some tiny keys
81 on the keyboard... ;)
82
83 Keep hacking!
84 mcc
85 --
86 Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments
87 unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text.
88 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
89 In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

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