From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 3 15:29:48 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65F23106564A for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2009 15:29:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29DEC8FC16 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2009 15:29:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.1.132] (adsl-157-59-139.bna.bellsouth.net [70.157.59.139]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n13FT4f9001477 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 3 Feb 2009 10:29:05 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: Sebastien Chassot In-Reply-To: <1233670030.1018.8.camel@dhcppc0> References: <1233506559.1023.16.camel@dhcppc0> <20090201171920.GB69316@torus.slightlystrange.org> <1233510597.1023.20.camel@dhcppc0> <49861DEA.6050000@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <1233539822.1534.68.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <4987470D.2090406@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <1233603589.1492.27.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <49875B07.2020704@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <1233608705.1492.42.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <1233670030.1018.8.camel@dhcppc0> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-lpIhsCM9KFCwWzcPkBys" Organization: FreeBSD Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:29:39 -0500 Message-Id: <1233674980.1492.103.camel@ferret.2hip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE,RCVD_IN_PBL,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: FreeBSD Stable Subject: Re: xorg 7.4 keyboard localisation (xorg.conf vs hal) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:29:48 -0000 --=-lpIhsCM9KFCwWzcPkBys Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:07 +0100, Sebastien Chassot wrote: > On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 16:05 -0500, Robert Noland wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 12:43 -0800, Joe Kelsey wrote: > > > Robert Noland wrote: > > > > > > > > man xorg.conf search for Input... > > > > > > > > =20 > > > This provides absolutely no help. > > >=20 > > > I look at my /var/log/Xorg.0.log and it tells me nothing. If I remov= e=20 > > > the keyboard and mouse input devices from xorg.conf, the log tells me= =20 > > > that it is disabling all input devices and never says anything else. = =20 > > > There is no evidence that hal does anything that X want to know about= . =20 > > > How would I detect that my configuration file needs changing? Is the= re=20 > > > a message in Xorg.0.log to look for? Is there a help file somehwere=20 > > > which explains how to change your configuration file to allow hal to = work? > > >=20 > > > I cannot find any information anywhere in the system to allow me to=20 > > > debug my problems in any way. I want to have fully automatic=20 > > > configuration using whatever means will allow it. You explanations=20 > > > about the mysterious behavior of hal and xorg do not give me any=20 > > > information I can use in any way to solve my problems. > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Set Options "AutoAddDevices" "off" and you have to configure everyt= hing > > > > like you used to. > > > > =20 > > > I WANT to use the new facilities. Is it possible to debug my=20 > > > configuration problems? Where do I start? How do I enable this magi= cal=20 > > > new world of letting hal do things for me? What changes do I make to= =20 > > > xorg.conf to allow this? > >=20 > > Ok, are you using gdm, xdm, or startx? > >=20 > > You need to ensure that dbus and hald are running first. Set > > dbus_enable=3D"YES" and hald_enable=3D"YES" in your rc.conf. >=20 > This FAQ says to remplace dbus/hal by gnome_enable=3D"YES" Correct, if you using gnome, that will enable hal and dbus. robert. > http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#full-gnome >=20 --=20 Robert Noland FreeBSD --=-lpIhsCM9KFCwWzcPkBys Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkmIYuMACgkQM4TrQ4qfRONKNgCfWEinGIJWukJcDWYaK/hqS7Ef jQIAn3Mdlg9tDxQneSGsinXUduSFp3Ti =sULo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-lpIhsCM9KFCwWzcPkBys--