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Date:      Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:25:39 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org, Bob Hall <rjhjr0@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Restarting hal
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907251256160.46564@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20090725190832.11e6843d.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <20090723174350.GA1346@stamfordbru> <20090724085743.9abb7f2e.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090724150239.GA1167@stamfordbru> <20090725084138.f4338065.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907250755160.45709@wonkity.com> <20090725190832.11e6843d.freebsd@edvax.de>

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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009, Polytropon wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:56:17 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:
>>
>> Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" should disable hal devices even if
>> xorg-server has been built with hal.
>
> I'm aware of this.

Just trying to point out the options, and that a one-line change in 
xorg.conf is lower impact than rebuilding xorg-server.

> There are other "workarounds" to get the default stuff working again 
> (option Don't-Zap for example), so X installations relying on 
> xorg.conf can work again.

Since some defaults have changed in newer versions of xorg, that last 
sentence is confusing.  Maybe

   s/default stuff working again/legacy behavior/
   s/work/work as expected/

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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