Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:11:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Naomi Fernandez <naomi.fernandez@sympatico.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie - Configuration File Location? Message-ID: <20050615070126.G55661@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <NHBBJEJOKLFKIEFKGELBIEOHCEAA.naomi.fernandez@sympatico.ca> References: <NHBBJEJOKLFKIEFKGELBIEOHCEAA.naomi.fernandez@sympatico.ca>
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Naomi Fernandez wrote:
> I am trying to access either my xorg.conf or XF86Config file for
> some general tweaking, e.g., adding to the fontpath, configuring for a wheel
> mouse, etc. The problem is that I cannot find either file. According to
> the FreeBSD Handbook, they should be in either /etc/X11 or /etc. I have
> both folders but the file is in neither. As a matter of fact, my /etc/X11
> folder is empty.
Xorg looks in several locations, but /etc/X11 is the older setup. New
is /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf. If you are still using XFree86 instead
of Xorg, your XF86Config file should be in the same directory.
> As root, I ran find / -name xorg.conf and nothing was found.
That's odd. Xorg is pretty good about autoconfiguring, but I didn't
think it would run without any xorg.conf at all. If you don't have the
file, it can be created:
Xorg -configure
That creates xorg.conf.new in your current directory. Edit as required
and move to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf.
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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