Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:47:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@MIT.EDU> To: Kaio Rafael <kaiorafael@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handbook x-config-quick-start is missing information to configure HAL and DBUS Message-ID: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1504031045530.22210@multics.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <CAF2aHgHNDbPWreuW3WFCrx4OEsX5BvnN9r8ySMXb1tffVDnWbQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAF2aHgHNDbPWreuW3WFCrx4OEsX5BvnN9r8ySMXb1tffVDnWbQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 2 Apr 2015, Kaio Rafael wrote: > Hello, > > I am following Chapter 6. The X Window System [1] to install Xorg into my box. > > I have installed the xorg package with "pkg install xorg" as the > handbook explains, but HAL service procedure is giving error: > > ' > service hald start > hald does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup > directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d) > ' > > I believe you should add a note for those users that install binary > xorg (using pkg) should also add 'HAL' using 'pkg' I believe that HAL is no longer strictly needed for a functional X desktop, these days, so a different edit to the handbook may be more appropriate. -Ben
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