From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 6 17:50:15 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B12F16A41F for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:50:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB45843D49 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:50:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA6HoE6L099406 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:50:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id jA6HoEbc099405; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:50:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:50:14 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200511061750.jA6HoEbc099405@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Kevin Brunelle Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59E4D16A41F for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:40:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kruptos@mlinux.org) Received: from ms-smtp-03.tampabay.rr.com (ms-smtp-03-smtplb.tampabay.rr.com [65.32.5.133]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDEB743D45 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 17:40:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kruptos@mlinux.org) Received: from _HOSTNAME_ (103.114.33.65.cfl.res.rr.com [65.33.114.103]) by ms-smtp-03.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jA6HeIGK007584 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:40:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:40:18 -0500 Message-Id: <200511061740.jA6HeIGK007584@ms-smtp-03.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:40:18 -0500 From: Kevin Brunelle To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/88556: Correct FAQ typo and add more specific information regarding Xorg X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kevin Brunelle List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 17:50:15 -0000 >Number: 88556 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Correct FAQ typo and add more specific information regarding Xorg >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 06 17:50:14 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Kevin Brunelle >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p8 i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD fnord.quux.edu 5.4-RELEASE-p8 FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p8 #2: Sat Oct 22 13:58:58 EDT 2005 root@fnord.quux.edu:/drv1/obj/usr/src/sys/FOOKERN i386 >Description: While talking to a user recently he informed me about an error in the FAQ regarding this. The file users are told to edit exists in /etc/X11 and not just /etc. Also, the format the FAQ gives is XFree86 specific and is not the preferred way to format this section in Xorg. I have corrected the path problem, added a mention of the alternative name Xorg may be using instead of Xf86Config, and put in a small bit explaining the alternative format and giving an example of it. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- book.sgml.bak Sun Nov 6 12:20:03 2005 +++ book.sgml Sun Nov 6 12:33:13 2005 @@ -6943,7 +6943,7 @@ and set up moused. - Then edit /etc/XF86Config and make + Then edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and make sure you have the following lines. Section Pointer @@ -6955,6 +6955,17 @@ for &xorg; 6.7.0. For earlier versions, the Protocol should be MouseSystems. + + For Xorg your configuration may be in + /etc/X11/xorg.conf and this is the file you should + edit. Also, although the pointer section format above is supported, for + compatibility reasons, the preferred format is to use an InputDevice + section instead. So you would have the following. + + Section "InputDevice" +Option "Protocol" "SysMouse" +Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" +..... Some people prefer to use /dev/mouse under X. To make this >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: