Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 07:52:36 +0100 From: herbert langhans <herbert.raimund@gmx.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg default configuration location Message-ID: <20080205075236.bf49173f.herbert.raimund@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <d7195cff0802042144l5abf0713j203d0895c794b71@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080204184748.GJ1422@chimera.vickiandstacey.com> <d7195cff0802042144l5abf0713j203d0895c794b71@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi, I just checked on a clean bsd 6.3 and locate shows no xorg.conf. Maybe invoke: # xorgconfig and see where it dumps the file. Cheers herbs On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 23:44:30 -0600 "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> wrote: > On 04/02/2008, Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > In the online handbook, 5.4 X11 Configuration, 5.4.2 Configuring X11 > > states "As of version 7.3, Xorg can often work without any configuration file > > by simply typing at prompt: > > % startx > > > > If this does not work, or if the default configuration is not acceptable, > > then X11 must be configured manually" > > > > Where *is* this default configuration located? > > > > from man 5 xorg.conf: > > /etc/X11/<cmdline> > /usr/local/etc/X11/<cmdline> > /etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG > /usr/local/etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG > /etc/X11/xorg.conf-4 > /etc/X11/xorg.conf > /etc/xorg.conf > /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname> > /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf-4 > /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf > /usr/local/lib/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname> > /usr/local/lib/X11/xorg.conf-4 > /usr/local/lib/X11/xorg.conf > > Which is unless it was changed at compile time, > which if you didn't it isn't. > > -- > -- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20080205075236.bf49173f.herbert.raimund>