On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:30 PM, <m...@mmmmarascio.xyz> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm new to OpenBSD. I've recently installed 5.9 -release on a > MacBook 5,1. The default configuration of Xorg doesn't work for me: > when I call startx, my screen goes black and the computer seems entirely > unresponsive to keyboard input; I'm obliged to restart the computer by > holding down the power button. I'd appreciate seeing how others have > successfully configured Xorg for the MacBook 5,1. A description of what > I've attempted so far follows. > > xf86(4) and OpenBSD FAQ 11 [*] indicate that, on amd64, the sysctl > variable "machdep.allowaperture" need be set to a value greater than 0. > I've tried starting Xorg both with machdep.allowaperture set to 1 and > with it set to 2; in both cases, the result is as described above.
Add "machdep.allowaperture=2" to /etc/sysctl.conf Create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf containing: ---8<--- Section "Device" Identifier "Vesa" Driver "vesa" EndSection ---8<--- Ciao! David