[arch-general] xorg-server 1.5 upgrade screen problem.

[Javier Vasquez]

On 11/30/08, Javier Vasquez <jevv.cr at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/30/08, Javier Vasquez <jevv.cr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> By reading "http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg_input_hotplugging",
>> the upgrade on xorg-server to 1.5 was not hard for the input devices.
>> I'm using the Hal approach.
>>
>> However I have trouble with the screen.  I'm using the mach64 driver
>> with 1280x1024 mode and 24 bits depth, and whenever I try to switch to
>> console (with atyfb @ 1024x768) all I get is a balck screen and the
>> monitor complaining with out of sync...  Also when terminating my X
>> session, exiting fluxbox (I use startx to get into X), I get the same
>> thing, so I never can get back to console.
>>
>> Any one experiencing the same thing?  Any suggestions?  I don't
>> remember reading about it in the Xorg_input_hotplugging page, :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Javier
>>
>
>
> Forgot to mention that I never had HAL installed (so not in my daemons
> either) before.  Now HAL is forced to be installed as a dependency of
> xorg-server, so I'm not sure if HAL is breaking the console switching
> stuff...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Javier.
>
> --
> Javier
>

Also, the server flag:

Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"

Doesn't help getting this solved...

-- 
Javier