Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:44:33 -0500 From: Chris Petrik <maillist@bsdjunk.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: generating xorg.conf does not work Message-ID: <55DFF541.1010803@bsdjunk.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1508280029090.72286@bucksport.safeport.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1508280029090.72286@bucksport.safeport.com>
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On 08/27/15 23:56, doug@safeport.com wrote: > I am running 10.1 and xorg-7.7_2. When I built and installed all this > around the first of this month, the handbook still had generating > xorg.conf the "tried and true" way: Xorg -configure. This did not work > but letting xorg self configure did (and does) work. I am currently > running xfce-4.12_1. > > The handbook now says, "To generate the configuration file and start > the X system, issue this command: startx". A post to > forums.freebsd.org on 8/4/15 says, "Auto-generating xorg.conf is not > recommended any more." This by wblock@. (that you Warren??) So what > gives?? > > startx at least as run by a non-root user generates no file and starts > xorg according the that specified by /usr/local/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. > > I have installed several ports that say add this font or make some > other change to xorg.conf. And, perhaps have a problem running chrome > because I am not able to do that. So my questions are basically: > should this be posted to xorg; are there any guidelines on how to > build an xorg.conf from the various outputs from the self-generated > start; is auto generation the way to go or not; and lastly if > auto-generation is the way of the future how do you add fonts and or > change the other things one usually does? > > Thanks for any help, I sure need some :) > > _____ > Douglas Denault > http://www.safeport.com > doug@safeport.com > Voice: 301-217-9220 > Fax: 301-217-9277 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi, This is a known issue and I believe it can be found here: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics Xorg is smart enough to generate it's own config each time X is started so no need for a config file. In theory this is enough for average joe. Christopher Petrik
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