Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:57:59 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Niclas Zeising <zeising@freebsd.org> Cc: John Reynolds <johnjen@reynoldsnet.org>, x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help untangling Xorg behavior on Haswell board, KMS, etc. etc. Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307230756580.56147@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <51EE8546.6030803@freebsd.org> References: <51E99691.1090808@reynoldsnet.org> <51EE6256.4020902@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307230657160.56147@wonkity.com> <51EE8546.6030803@freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2013, Niclas Zeising wrote: > 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... Ah. PS/2 mice, maybe? I admit I have not tried one of those in a long, long time.
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