Hello, I tried to install MATE and XFCE. Mate cannot be workable and xfce freezes all the time. Is there a DE or WM which is stable so finally I can work on Cinnamon. I can try KDE4 but that one costs me a lot of time. Roelof
Roelof, what kind of a graphics card do you have? Do you use compositing in XFCE? What are the contents of your xorg.conf file, or any of the files inside /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d? Which driver do you use for your graphics card (open source ones, such as xf86-video-ati, xf86-video-nouveau, xf86-video-intel, etc.) or a closed-source one? Give us more details about your Crux configuration and your hardware. Just stating that it doesn't work for you doesn't help anyone solve your problem. Be more specific. ;) -- Rex <bjorn@krstarica.com> On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:42:34 +0000 Roelof Wobben <rwobben@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I tried to install MATE and XFCE.
Mate cannot be workable and xfce freezes all the time.
Is there a DE or WM which is stable so finally I can work on Cinnamon.
I can try KDE4 but that one costs me a lot of time.
Roelof
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:15:35 +0100 From: bjorn@krstarica.com To: crux@lists.crux.nu Subject: Re: stable DE or WM
Roelof, what kind of a graphics card do you have?
nvidia Geforce 610
Do you use compositing in XFCE?
Nope
What are the contents of your xorg.conf file, or any of the files inside /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d?
I work with the standard files from the installation. Which driver do you use for your graphics card (open source ones, such as xf86-video-ati, xf86-video-nouveau, xf86-video-intel, etc.) or a closed-source one? Same answer as above. I use what is standard is installed
On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:20:33 +0000 Roelof Wobben <rwobben@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:15:35 +0100 From: bjorn@krstarica.com To: crux@lists.crux.nu Subject: Re: stable DE or WM
Roelof, what kind of a graphics card do you have?
nvidia Geforce 610
Do you use compositing in XFCE?
Nope
What are the contents of your xorg.conf file, or any of the files inside /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d?
I work with the standard files from the installation.
Which driver do you use for your graphics card (open source ones, such as xf86-video-ati, xf86-video-nouveau, xf86-video-intel, etc.) or a closed-source one?
Same answer as above. I use what is standard is installed
If you mean you are using xf86-video-nouveau, I suggest you switch to the proprietary nVidia driver (package opt/nvidia). It offers much better support for your graphics chip and way more performance than the open source one. Switch to the console, as root do: # ports -u # prt-get remove xf86-video-nouveau # prt-get depinst nvidia and reboot afterwards, then you can try to start XFCE. If Xorg doesn't start, do this: # cd # Xorg -configure # mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf{,.old} # mv xorg.conf /etc/X11/ then try starting XFCE again (use startxfce4). If it works, run nVidia settings application which you can find in the Applications menu. From there you can set a lot of options concerning your graphics chip. I hope this helps. -- Rex <bjorn@krstarica.com>
On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:53:51 +0100 Rex <bjorn@krstarica.com> wrote:
On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:20:33 +0000 Roelof Wobben <rwobben@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:15:35 +0100 From: bjorn@krstarica.com To: crux@lists.crux.nu Subject: Re: stable DE or WM
Roelof, what kind of a graphics card do you have?
nvidia Geforce 610
Do you use compositing in XFCE?
Nope
What are the contents of your xorg.conf file, or any of the files inside /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d?
I work with the standard files from the installation.
Which driver do you use for your graphics card (open source ones, such as xf86-video-ati, xf86-video-nouveau, xf86-video-intel, etc.) or a closed-source one?
Same answer as above. I use what is standard is installed
If you mean you are using xf86-video-nouveau, I suggest you switch to the proprietary nVidia driver (package opt/nvidia). It offers much better support for your graphics chip and way more performance than the open source one. Switch to the console, as root do:
# ports -u # prt-get remove xf86-video-nouveau # prt-get depinst nvidia
I almost forgot! Be sure to blacklist nouveau just in case: # echo "blacklist nouveau" > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
and reboot afterwards, then you can try to start XFCE. If Xorg doesn't start, do this:
# cd # Xorg -configure # mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf{,.old} # mv xorg.conf /etc/X11/
then try starting XFCE again (use startxfce4). If it works, run nVidia settings application which you can find in the Applications menu. From there you can set a lot of options concerning your graphics chip.
I hope this helps.
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