On 8/23/10 5:51 PM, Rem P Roberti wrote: > On 08/23/10 14:34, Warren Block wrote: >> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Rem P Roberti wrote: >>> >>> I forgot. The version of PCBSD that I had installed on the Thinkpad >>> was the legacy version. The latest version, PCBSD 8.1, won't >>> install. The screen goes blank and the computer freezes, just as >>> happens when trying to install X11 with FreeBSD 8.1 >> >> No real idea what to try next, so let's try turning off acceleration >> in the Device section: >> >> Option "NoAccel" "On" > > Nope. BTW, thanks for hanging in here. I've never had trouble like > this getting X11 to function. Of course, I've never tried to install > 8.1 on a Thinkpad either. >
Ok, one quick question. When your screen goes blank, can you [ctrl][alt][fN] to a different TTY, where N is anything between 2-7? I'm curious about the machine's state when you start X. -- Glen Barber _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
