Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:07:44 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@MIT.EDU> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, Kaio Rafael <kaiorafael@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Handbook x-config-quick-start is missing information to configure HAL and DBUS Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1504030902450.11638@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1504031045530.22210@multics.mit.edu> References: <CAF2aHgHNDbPWreuW3WFCrx4OEsX5BvnN9r8ySMXb1tffVDnWbQ@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.GSO.1.10.1504031045530.22210@multics.mit.edu>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Fri, 3 Apr 2015, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > On Thu, 2 Apr 2015, Kaio Rafael wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am following Chapter 6. The X Window System [1] to install Xorg into my box. >> >> I have installed the xorg package with "pkg install xorg" as the >> handbook explains, but HAL service procedure is giving error: >> >> ' >> service hald start >> hald does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup >> directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d) >> ' >> >> I believe you should add a note for those users that install binary >> xorg (using pkg) should also add 'HAL' using 'pkg' > > I believe that HAL is no longer strictly needed for a functional X > desktop, these days, so a different edit to the handbook may be more > appropriate. Yes. xorg-server does not use HAL by default any more. I'm tempted to just remove the HAL/DBUS part of the quick start. Really, the whole Xorg installation section needs a rewrite. I have an outline for that, but not the motivation.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?alpine.BSF.2.20.1504030902450.11638>