On 05/05/10 09:50, Ondrej Majerech wrote: > Richard Kuhns wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> I've just updated the first of 3 machines running FreeBSD 8.0 as of a week >> or so >> ago, and after the update I couldn't start my desktop. Googling revealed that >> it's a known problem, but the only solution I could find was to delete >> xfce4-session. While doing so allows me to use my desktop again, it's >> obviously >> not the best answer. >> >> Has there been any progress on fixing this problem? I don't want to update >> the >> other machines until it's resolved. >> >> I'll be happy to help with any testing and/or supplying more details about my >> setup. At this moment, though, there's nothing to add that isn't already in >> the >> mailing list archives. >> >> Thanks! > > I didn't experience any problems with Xorg 7.5 and Xfce4 on 8.0-STABLE. > > Try renaming your ~/.config/xfce4 and ~/.config/xfce4-session to > something else and see if that allows you to use your desktop again. > I've also seen a case where the culprit was /etc/X11/xorg.conf -- if you > have autogenerated xorg.conf, try generating it again, or try removing > stuff from it until it starts working. (If it does start working, of > course.) > > ~ Ondra
I'll try renaming ~/.config/xfce4 when I get home this evening. I've already removed ~/.config/xfce4-session to no effect, and I don't have an xorg.conf file at all. BTW, the machine I updated is running amd64; was your successful update amd64 or i386? Thanks for the suggestions. -- Richard Kuhns <r...@wintek.com> My Desk: 765-269-8541 Wintek Corporation Internet Support: 765-269-8503 427 N 6th Street STE C Consulting: 765-269-8504 Lafayette, IN 47901-2211 Accounting: 765-269-8502 _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
