Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:24:57 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Turning off HAL for xorg-server Message-ID: <201411201525.sAKFOvqW031368@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:13:56 %2B0000." <546A8134.1030400@addr.com>
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Tony Sweeney wrote: > On 11/17/2014 12:35, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > Hi, Reference my: > > "Julian H. Stacey" wrote: > >> =?windows-1252?Q?Jean-S=E9bastien_P=E9dron?= wrote: > >>> On 16.11.2014 03:37, Warren Block wrote: > >>>> xorg-server no longer requires HAL. When can we turn the HAL option of= > >>> f > >>>> in the port? > >> > >> With current src & ports & an /etc/X11/xorg.conf freshly produced > >> on FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT 2 days back by: X -configure I had to Add > >> hald_enable="YES" to my rc.conf before internal & external keyboards > >> & mice would resume working. > >> > >> I did not previously need hald_enable in /etc/rc.conf for partitions > >> on same PC running X on 8.4-RELEASE, 9.3-RELEASE, 10.0-RELEASE. > >> > >> Most users will want an X PC that by default works with keyboard & mouse, > >> FreeBSD defaults should support that IMO, as minority higher skilled X purists > >> can easily comment out input if they are building a non standard PC. > >> > >> PS FYI I have long had devd ON, on all 4 FreeBSD partitions & releases, > >> (in case that makes a difference). > > > > Since I added hald_enable="YES, X -configure always crashes ! > > This currently seems to crash no matter what, it's even in the Wiki: > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics#Tested_hardware_matrix > > This a little shabby, à mon avis (moue) > > Tony. > > > > (without -configure normal X input works). > > To investigate I'll comment out some mounts & add background_fsck="YES". Some helpful text can be appended to that wiki please, if someone has write access: (I tested with src & sys built from todays current src/ & ports X from a few days or weak back) X -configure only crashes if both devd & hald are running, if one stop either hald or devd before running X -configure the OS does Not crash :-) As I use devd for lots of things, it's normaly on here, (I guess it is for many people), so till someone else solves X -configure, wiki & README type advice should be: su cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d ; ./hald stop X -configure mv $HOME/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d ; ./hald start # to get keyboard & mouse echo "now edit or tune /etc/X11/xorg.conf as normal if desired." Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Linux Unix C Sys Eng Consultant Munich http://berklix.com Indent previous with "> ". Interleave reply paragraphs like a play script. Send plain text, not quoted-printable, HTML, base64, or multipart/alternative.
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