Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:10:31 +0200 From: Niclas Zeising <zeising@daemonic.se> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/Mk bsd.options.mk ports/x11-servers/xorg-server Makefile Message-ID: <50013787.8010903@daemonic.se> In-Reply-To: <20120714090734.GA74863@FreeBSD.org> References: <201207131023.q6DANvUG081088@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120714070747.GB55269@FreeBSD.org> <500134AE.5050708@daemonic.se> <20120714090734.GA74863@FreeBSD.org>
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On 07/14/12 11:07, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 10:58:22AM +0200, Niclas Zeising wrote: >> On 2012-07-14 09:07, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: >>> I thought HAL was deprecated anyways, why not simply disable it by default >>> across the gang? I've never enabled it and X server always runs fine. >> >> The issue with HAL is that, while it is deprecated in the Linux >> community, we in the FreeBSD project does not have a replacement for >> HAL, wrt automatic mounting of usb drives (which can probably be solved >> using devd) and device recognition and addition in xorg (which is harder >> to solve). A lot of people expect to ust be able to run "startx" and >> have it recognize a mouse, keyboard etc. With that said, it is quite >> possible, and very simple to run x without hal. But then you need a >> xorg.conf, and you won't get automatic recognition of devices >> (keyboards, mice) that are plugged in after you've started x, regardless >> of whether they are in xorg.conf or not. >> Regards! > > Understood. I never wanted automounting and do not own an USB keyboard, > however, plugging USB or bluetooth mice always worked for me without HAL. > Perhaps I just have a lucky xorg.conf. ;-) > > ./danfe I usually have trouble with my USB mouse if I forget to plug it in before starting x. Plugging it out while running x, and then plugging it back in usually works though. Regards! -- Niclas Zeising
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