Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:56:55 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: doug@safeport.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: generating xorg.conf does not work Message-ID: <20150828075655.c63cf225.freebsd@edvax.de> 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 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:56:41 -0400 (EDT), doug@safeport.com wrote: > 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? As far as I know, it's possible to use an "incomplete" xorg.conf which only contains the settings where you want to override the autodetected defaults. For machines where the hardware doesn't change on a daily basis, I tend to first have X generate xorg.conf, then manually trim this file down to what's essentially needed, and add specific things (like german keyboard, switchable screen sizes if a CRT is being used, or additional TTF font dirs that I have manually installed). There are only a few things that survive from the generated xorg.conf. However, the result still is a _complete_ xorg.conf file. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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