Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 20:16:59 GMT From: Chess Griffin <chess@chessgriffin.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/119233: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf Message-ID: <200801012016.m01KGxKc076043@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200801012020.m01KK1kd075107@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 119233
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 01 20:20:00 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Chess Griffin
>Release: 7.0-BETA3
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD bsdbob.localdomain 7.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 #1: Sat Nov 17 14:25:33 EST 2007 chess@bsdbob.localdomain:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CHESS i386
>Description:
Add information to handbook/x11/chapter.smgl about new Xorg 7.3 and the fact it may not need an xorg.conf file.
Patch diff attached.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- 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 @@
<sect2>
<title>Configuring X11</title>
- <para>Configuration of X11 is
- a multi-step process. The first step is to build an initial
- configuration file.
- As the super user, simply
- run:</para>
+ <para>As of version 7.3, X11 can often work without any
+ configuration file by simply typing at a prompt:</para>
+
+ <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>startx</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>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:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>Xorg -configure</userinput></screen>
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