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Date:      Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:37:45 -0700
From:      Steve Franks <bahamasfranks@gmail.com>
To:        Tiv <gtivey@sbcglobal.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: xorgconfig missing FBD_8
Message-ID:  <539c60b91002091337s6dc7cbbejfef28f1e8f027c25@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4B70F3EE.9090201@sbcglobal.net>
References:  <4B70F3EE.9090201@sbcglobal.net>

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On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Tiv <gtivey@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hi there ---
>
> I'm writing this to tell you how much FreeBSD has gone downhill since
> version 5.3...
>
> I don't know who's bright idea it was to remove the xorgcfg and the
> xorgconfig programs,
> but they should be beaten sensless with an IBM AT keyboard. Also if you
> REQUIRE that
> dbus and hald be enabled for so called auto-configuration, put it in the dam
> rc.conf file.
>
> After an hour of dicking around with the X configuration, and it still
> doesn't work....
> I install something else ---- this is 2010 fer cryin' out load... Linux
> doesn't have this problem.
>
> thanks for making freebsd a pain in the ass,
>
> Gary
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HAL & DBUS are evil bloated hogs.  mount always worked fine for me.

I think if you locate the section in /usr/ports/UPDATING that mentions
"AllowEmptyInput" you may find the fix you are looking for.

Steve



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