> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dustin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:21 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: new card, still can't get X11 working
> 
> 
> I originally sent this to the XFree86 list, but thought I may 
> get some useful insight if I sent it here.  
> 
>        
>        
>       I had a SIS 6326, and had problems getting X11 up and 
> running, so went
>       to the store, and picked up an ATI Radeon 9200SE.
>       
>       Then I rebuilt the system, here's the info:
>       
>       ids# uname -a
>       
>       FreeBSD ids.marsik.org 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 
> 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb
>       23 20:45:55 GMT 2004
>       [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
>       
>       Immediately after install, I updated the ports tree 
> using cvsup, then
>       updated the ports by running:
>       
>       Portsdb -uU
>       Pkgdb -u
>       Portversion -v
>       Portupgrade -varRp -x openoffice
>       Portsclean -CDD
>       
>       I then installed xorg from ports and configured xorg 
> using both methods
>       specified by the handbook, which were:
>       
>       The 'Xorg -configure' method &
>       The xorgconfig method
>       
>       When I run 'startx', the system hangs.
>       
>       
>       Is there a magical video card I can buy to alleviate 
> these issues?  I
>       need to get past this point and get to what I'm really 
> trying to do.
>       
>       Any help is much appreciated.
>       
>       Dustin
>       Ps, the xorg log is attached
>       
Disable DRM? in your XF86Config (or whatever it may be for Xorg).
I had this problem as well and that cleared it up.

Hope that helps

dave
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