From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 29 16:50:09 2011 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 E9875106566B for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:50:08 +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 C6FB98FC15 for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:50:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9TGo1ua025124 for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:50:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9TGo1dj025123; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:50:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:50:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201110291650.p9TGo1dj025123@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, "r. clayton" Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DFE81065674 for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:41:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DF108FC08 for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:41:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9TGfows093733 for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:41:50 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9TGfoOg093732; Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:41:50 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201110291641.p9TGfoOg093732@red.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:41:50 GMT From: "r. clayton" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/162154: Handbook section 6.4.2 misordering. X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:50:09 -0000 >Number: 162154 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook section 6.4.2 misordering. >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: Sat Oct 29 16:50:01 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: r. clayton >Release: 8.2 >Organization: monmouth u. >Environment: FreeBSD WestRunton 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Feb 18 02:24:46 UTC 2011 root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: The two paragraphs As of version 7.3, Xorg can often work without any configuration file by simply typing at prompt: % startx Starting with version 7.4, Xorg can use HAL to autodetect keyboards and mice. The sysutils/hal and devel/dbus ports are installed as dependencies of x11/xorg, but must be enabled by the following entries in the /etc/rc.conf file: hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" These services should be started (either manually or by rebooting) before further Xorg configuration is attempted. in section 6.4.2 of http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-config.html are in reverse order. My experience has been running startx without enabling hald and dbus leaves me without a mouse or keyboard. >How-To-Repeat: Install xorg from ports, stop reading section 6.4 after the startx part, run startx. >Fix: It might be more accurate and helpful to flip the two paragraphs, something like Starting with version 7.4, Xorg can use HAL to autodetect keyboards and mice. The sysutils/hal and devel/dbus ports are installed as dependencies of x11/xorg, but must be enabled by the following entries in the /etc/rc.conf file: hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" These services should be started (either manually or by rebooting) before further Xorg configuration is attempted. As of version 7.3, Xorg can often work without any configuration file by simply typing at prompt: % startx with suitable adjustments to the sentence starting "These services..." to indicate that not only should these services be enabled before configuration, but before using X11 at all. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: