On 02/12/14 09:31, Fred wrote: > Hi Nick, > > Following the conversation on misc@ about Xorg[1] and some advice from > Mattieu [2] I've updated faq 11 to remove the reference to X -configure. > > Not sure if this is the best way of doing it. > > Cheers > > Fred >
This is very incomplete... the "X -configure" is weaved through the whole page. I'm working on it (and I'm sure i'll miss a few things, too!), but what we really need is a new "ok, my system didn't auto-configure, now what?" section. Nick. > [1] http://marc.info/?t=139205611600001 > [2] http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=134264338502946 > > Diff attached and inline: > > --- faq11.html Wed Feb 12 14:05:04 2014 > +++ faq11_x.html Wed Feb 12 14:23:30 2014 > @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ > <meta name="description" content="OpenBSD FAQ 11 - The X Window System"> > <meta name="keywords" content="openbsd,faq11"> > <meta name="distribution" content="global"> > -<meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1998-2013 by > OpenBSD."> > +<meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1998-2014 by > OpenBSD."> > </head> > > <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> > @@ -373,35 +373,15 @@ Much better, in fact. > This does mean we need to make our own xorg.conf file, however. > > <p> > -Let's use the "X -configure" process to generate a starting > <tt>xorg.conf</tt> > -file. > -You will need to do this as root: > -<blockquote><pre> > -# <b>X -configure</b> > - [...] > -Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new > +So using your favorite text editor and > +<a > href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xorg.conf&sektion=1";>xorg.conf(5)</a> > +you can start crafting your > +<a > href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xorg.conf&sektion=1";>xorg.conf(5)</a> > + file. > > -To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new' > -</pre></blockquote> > - > -By the way, the message is serious -- use the entire path to your > -<tt>xorg.conf.new</tt> file, even if it is sitting in your current > -default directory. > -Failing to do so will result in > -<a > href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=X&sektion=7";>X(7)</a> > -not finding the file, and it will silently use the default > -configuration, and if that had worked, you wouldn't be using this > -process! > -This can set back your troubleshooting quite a bit. > -Trust us on this. > - > <p> > -Let's do as it says, and see what we get: > -<blockquote><pre> > -# <b>X -config /root/xorg.conf.new</b> > -</pre></blockquote> > - > -Now, all we get is a black screen. > +<a href="#StartingX">Restarting X</a> > +, all we get is a black screen. > Things had started out so well... > > <p> > > [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-patch which had a name of > faq11.diff]
