From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 30 13:11:11 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1DEC1065676 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:11:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F5DC8FC24 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:11:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p5UDB9Nl033391; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:11:09 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id p5UDB9l8033388; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:11:09 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:11:09 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Dieter BSD In-Reply-To: <20110630001249.219420@gmx.com> Message-ID: References: <20110630001249.219420@gmx.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-902635197-450045772-1309439469=:33308" X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:11:09 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Attempting to get an X11 server running X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:11:12 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---902635197-450045772-1309439469=:33308 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Thu, 30 Jun 2011, Dieter BSD wrote: > google found > http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?p=27601 > which suggests using moused instead of hald.  moused runs, > but I think I have to get Xorg to use a config file to set >  Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" >  Option "AutoAddDevices"  "off" > so that it will work without hald. That is incorrect. Don't set AllowEmptyInput, just turn off AutoAddDevices. http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html > Question 1: why does "Xorg -configure" create a config file > that doesn't work the same way as just running "Xorg" ? The defaults assumed when run are different from those in the generated config file. I don't know why. > Question 2: how do I get a usable config file? Look for examples on the net. Realize that most of xorg.conf is optional now, and you can leave out sections where the defaults are correct. > Question 3: how do I get complete modeline info for what > it is currently running? Please don't mess with modelines, it should not be needed any more. Just set the resolutions desired in the Screen/Display section. If modelines are really required, get them out of /var/log/Xorg.0.log. But they almost certainly are not. > Question 5: how do I get hald to work? It's not used if you turn off AutoAddDevices or build the xorg-server port with the HAL option disabled. ---902635197-450045772-1309439469=:33308--