Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

sm-discuss - Re: [SM-Discuss] Status of xorg-server in test grimoire

sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Public SourceMage Discussion List

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Status of xorg-server in test grimoire
  • Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 23:33:22 -0800

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:22:49 +0100 (CET)
Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik <ruskie AT codemages.net> wrote:

> :2009-03-01T23:07:Eric Sandall:
>
> > The only issue I had was xorg-server not building until I recast
> > randrproto. I do not have a copy of the error from xorg-server.
> >
>
> I believe I made a note of needing an updated randrproto.

I should clarify. randrproto *did* update, and I had xrandr and
libxrandr on hold. :)

> > Is this normal having to *add* config options to get something as
> > simple as a keyboard to work? My synaptics works, but I left the
> > synaptics entry in the config.
> >
>
> I didn't have a config file at all on startup and it just worked using
> the evdev driver. I did configure HAL afterwards for proper keymap and
> made a config that I wanted to use for some bits.

I'll try with no config and see, but I removed all the kbd entries.
Will my synaptic "just work" with the driver installed? If not, does
xf86-input-synaptic need to install an fdi policy?

> > What's with X.org making perfectly working
> > setups break *every* release?
> >
>
> This hasn't been a release... It's inbetween releases. A new
> xorg-server does not imply a new X release.

Well, often updates have been breaking my configs lately. :(

-sandalle

--
Eric Sandall | Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer
eric AT sandall.us PGP: 0xA8EFDD61 | http://www.sourcemage.org/
http://eric.sandall.us/ | http://counter.li.org/ #196285

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: PGP signature




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page