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Date:      Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:29:42 +0200
From:      Niclas Zeising <zeising@freebsd.org>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        John Reynolds <johnjen@reynoldsnet.org>, x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Need help untangling Xorg behavior on Haswell board, KMS, etc. etc.
Message-ID:  <51EE8546.6030803@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307230657160.56147@wonkity.com>
References:  <51E99691.1090808@reynoldsnet.org> <51EE6256.4020902@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307230657160.56147@wonkity.com>

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On 2013-07-23 14:59, Warren Block wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jul 2013, Niclas Zeising wrote:
> 
>> In general, running without a xorg.conf should work, but there are a lot
>> of different hardware and setups out there, and just because it works on
>> Linux does not mean it works on FreeBSD without xorg.conf.  If you want
>> to have more control of exactly what's going on, a config is probably to
>> prefer.
>> If you use xorg without HAL, you must have a config at least detailing
>> your input devices for them to work properly.
> 
> My experience is that input device sections are not needed unless custom
> settings are needed in them. X autodetects them fine without HAL.

I've had trouble in the past, at least with mice...
Regards!
-- 
Niclas



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