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FAQ 11: remove reference to X -configure
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Fred
Feb 12, 2014, 10:31:23 AM2/12/14
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Hi Nick,
Following the conversation on misc@ about Xorg[1] and some advice from
Mattieu [2] I've updated faq 11 to remove the reference to X -configure.
Not sure if this is the best way of doing it.
Cheers
Fred
[1] http://marc.info/?t=139205611600001
[2] http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=134264338502946
Diff attached and inline:
--- faq11.html Wed Feb 12 14:05:04 2014
+++ faq11_x.html Wed Feb 12 14:23:30 2014
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
<meta name="description" content="OpenBSD FAQ 11 - The X Window System">
<meta name="keywords" content="openbsd,faq11">
<meta name="distribution" content="global">
-<meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1998-2013 by
OpenBSD.">
+<meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1998-2014 by
OpenBSD.">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
@@ -373,35 +373,15 @@ Much better, in fact.
This does mean we need to make our own xorg.conf file, however.
<p>
-Let's use the "X -configure" process to generate a starting
<tt>xorg.conf</tt>
-file.
-You will need to do this as root:
-<blockquote><pre>
-# <b>X -configure</b>
- [...]
-Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new
+So using your favorite text editor and
+<a
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xorg.conf&sektion=1">xorg.conf(5)</a>
+you can start crafting your
+<a
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xorg.conf&sektion=1">xorg.conf(5)</a>
+ file.
-To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new'
-</pre></blockquote>
-
-By the way, the message is serious -- use the entire path to your
-<tt>xorg.conf.new</tt> file, even if it is sitting in your current
-default directory.
-Failing to do so will result in
-<a
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=X&sektion=7">X(7)</a>
-not finding the file, and it will silently use the default
-configuration, and if that had worked, you wouldn't be using this
-process!
-This can set back your troubleshooting quite a bit.
-Trust us on this.
-
<p>
-Let's do as it says, and see what we get:
-<blockquote><pre>
-# <b>X -config /root/xorg.conf.new</b>
-</pre></blockquote>
-
-Now, all we get is a black screen.
+<a href="#StartingX">Restarting X</a>
+, all we get is a black screen.
Things had started out so well...
<p>
[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-patch which had a name of faq11.diff]
Following the conversation on misc@ about Xorg[1] and some advice from
Mattieu [2] I've updated faq 11 to remove the reference to X -configure.
Not sure if this is the best way of doing it.
Cheers
Fred
[1] http://marc.info/?t=139205611600001
[2] http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=134264338502946
Diff attached and inline:
--- faq11.html Wed Feb 12 14:05:04 2014
+++ faq11_x.html Wed Feb 12 14:23:30 2014
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
<meta name="description" content="OpenBSD FAQ 11 - The X Window System">
<meta name="keywords" content="openbsd,faq11">
<meta name="distribution" content="global">
-<meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1998-2013 by
OpenBSD.">
+<meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1998-2014 by
OpenBSD.">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
@@ -373,35 +373,15 @@ Much better, in fact.
This does mean we need to make our own xorg.conf file, however.
<p>
-Let's use the "X -configure" process to generate a starting
<tt>xorg.conf</tt>
-file.
-You will need to do this as root:
-<blockquote><pre>
-# <b>X -configure</b>
- [...]
-Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new
+So using your favorite text editor and
+<a
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xorg.conf&sektion=1">xorg.conf(5)</a>
+you can start crafting your
+<a
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xorg.conf&sektion=1">xorg.conf(5)</a>
+ file.
-To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new'
-</pre></blockquote>
-
-By the way, the message is serious -- use the entire path to your
-<tt>xorg.conf.new</tt> file, even if it is sitting in your current
-default directory.
-Failing to do so will result in
-<a
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=X&sektion=7">X(7)</a>
-not finding the file, and it will silently use the default
-configuration, and if that had worked, you wouldn't be using this
-process!
-This can set back your troubleshooting quite a bit.
-Trust us on this.
-
<p>
-Let's do as it says, and see what we get:
-<blockquote><pre>
-# <b>X -config /root/xorg.conf.new</b>
-</pre></blockquote>
-
-Now, all we get is a black screen.
+<a href="#StartingX">Restarting X</a>
+, all we get is a black screen.
Things had started out so well...
<p>
[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-patch which had a name of faq11.diff]
Nick Holland
Feb 12, 2014, 10:56:08 AM2/12/14
to Fred, w...@openbsd.org
On 02/12/14 09:31, Fred wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
> Following the conversation on misc@ about Xorg[1] and some advice from
> Mattieu [2] I've updated faq 11 to remove the reference to X -configure.
>
> Not sure if this is the best way of doing it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Fred
>
This is very incomplete... the "X -configure" is weaved through the
> Hi Nick,
>
> Following the conversation on misc@ about Xorg[1] and some advice from
> Mattieu [2] I've updated faq 11 to remove the reference to X -configure.
>
> Not sure if this is the best way of doing it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Fred
>
whole page.
I'm working on it (and I'm sure i'll miss a few things, too!), but what
we really need is a new "ok, my system didn't auto-configure, now what?"
section.
Nick.
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