From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 2 00:00:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 585EB16A420 for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2008 00:00:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D27513C459 for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2008 00:00:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m02005mA019551 for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2008 00:00:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m02005Tm019550; Wed, 2 Jan 2008 00:00:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 00:00:05 GMT Message-Id: <200801020000.m02005Tm019550@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Chess Griffin Cc: Subject: Re: docs/119233: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Chess Griffin List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:06 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/119233; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Chess Griffin To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: Chess Griffin Subject: Re: docs/119233: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:21:59 -0500 --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org [2008= -01-01 20:20:00]: >=20 > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D119233 >=20 > >Category: docs > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >Synopsis: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg = 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf > >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 01 20:20:00 UTC 2008 Once again, the web interface seems to munge my submissions. :-) Here is the diff again, hopefully this time with the correct formatting. --- chapter.sgml.orig 2008-01-01 11:43:44.000000000 -0500 +++ chapter.sgml 2008-01-01 14:23:05.000000000 -0500 @@ -402,11 +402,16 @@ Configuring X11 =20 - Configuration of X11 is - a multi-step process. The first step is to build an initial - configuration file. - As the super user, simply - run: + As of version 7.3, X11 can often work without any + configuration file by simply typing at a prompt: + + &prompt.user; startx + =20 + If this does not work, or if the default configuration is + not acceptable, then X11 must be configured manually. + Configuration of X11 is a multi-step process. The first step is + to build an initial configuration file. As the super user, + simply run: =20 &prompt.root; Xorg -configure =20 --=20 Chess Griffin GPG Public Key: 0x0C7558C3 http://www.chessgriffin.com --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHessXKzd9mAx1WMMRAhTTAJ9mq1S10u6Dkf3gtf2uXqrvOvXkEwCfa8lT tTAx3u7xfbeOCdGZnAKZ7Xc= =69tA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga--