From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Sat Aug 1 01:02:46 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76A4A3A7019 for ; Sat, 1 Aug 2020 01:02:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (static-24-113-41-81.wavecable.com [24.113.41.81]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "ultimatedns.net", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BJQqV0LNlz48Ch for ; Sat, 1 Aug 2020 01:02:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (localhost [IPv6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 07113BvY091878 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO); Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:03:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) X-Mailer: Cypht MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: Mark Linimon In-Reply-To: <20200731213633.GA4571@lonesome.com> From: Chris Reply-To: bsd-lists@BSDforge.com To: freebsd-stable Subject: Re: How to get mouse configured in X(org)? Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:03:17 -0700 Message-Id: <062b154716ff65cf1e9d5207b2199b23@udns.ultimatedns.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BJQqV0LNlz48Ch X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [0.00 / 15.00]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11404, ipnet:24.113.0.0/16, country:US]; local_wl_ip(0.00)[24.113.41.81] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2020 01:02:46 -0000 On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:36:33 +0000 Mark Linimon linimon@lonesome=2Ecom said > What is the output of the script mentioned in: >=20 > https://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2020-February/025004=2Ehtm= l >=20 Thanks for the prompt, and thoughtful reply, Mark! :-) OK I've been following CURRENT, and was aware of that=2E As I needed it the first time around with the new Xorg=2E But I hadn't imagined I would require any outside helpers on STABLE=2E :( Anyway=2E I managed to get a working xorg=2Econf=2Enew running against Xorg -config=2E So I added only what I thought I absolutely needed to /usr/local/X11/xorg=2Econf=2Ed/ and fired up startx with my chosen DE in =2Exinitrc=2E Only to find I _still_ had no mouse, nor control of the WM=2E My only recourse was to bounce the box=2E :-( I had to scrub the pool, and blow away all the X related things in ~/ && try again=2E I was finally successful after creating the following 4 files: server-layout=2Econf Section "ServerLayout" =09Identifier "X=2Eorg Configured" =09Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" =09Option "Log" "sync" EndSection driver-nvidia=2Econf Section "Device" =09Identifier "Card0" =09Driver "nvidia" =09BusID "PCI:2:0:0" EndSection screen-layout=2Econf Section "Monitor" =09Identifier "Monitor0" =09VendorName "Monitor Vendor" =09ModelName "Monitor Model" EndSection keyboard-zap=2Econf Section=09"InputClass" =09Identifier=09"KeyboardDefaults" =09Driver=09=09"keyboard" =09MatchIsKeyboard=09"on" =09Option=09=09"XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" EndSection Altho the keyboard-zap=2Econf is probably unnecessary=2E I added it in hopes of being able to bail out as opposed to bouncing the box=2E I can't believe what a disappointment X has become=2E It's almost a different incantation for every install=2E I'd understand on CURRENT/release=2E But not on STABLE=2E I'm very grateful for your lending a hand, Mark=2E I don't mean to point any of my frustration at/towards you=2E :-) Thanks, again! :-) --Chris >=20 > mcl