[PATCH] OpenBSD.xml: Update xorg.conf information

Alan Coopersmith alan.coopersmith at oracle.com
Tue Nov 2 22:40:00 PDT 2010


Remove xorgcfg & xorgconfig, replace with what's left.
No longer describe xorg.conf as absolutely required.

Signed-off-by: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith at oracle.com>
---
Open question: is /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf.eg still the right path
for the sample config file on OpenBSD?

 general/platforms/OpenBSD.xml |   18 ++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/general/platforms/OpenBSD.xml b/general/platforms/OpenBSD.xml
index a2f81b9..e915b6b 100644
--- a/general/platforms/OpenBSD.xml
+++ b/general/platforms/OpenBSD.xml
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ Server support for OpenBSD/amd64.
 <title>Configuring X for Your Hardware</title>
 
 <para>
-The <filename>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</filename> file tells the X server what kind of
-monitor,
-video card and mouse you have.  You <emphasis>must</emphasis> create it to tell the
-server what specific hardware you have.
+The Xorg server will attempt to probe your video card, monitor, and input
+devices and configure itself appropriately.   If it does not, or you want
+to change the settings from the defaults, you can create an
+<filename>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</filename> file with the settings you need.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-You'll need info on your hardware:
+You may need info on your hardware, such as:
 
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem>
@@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ Your monitor's sync frequencies.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-The recommended way to generate an <filename>xorg.conf</filename> file is to use the
-<command>xorgcfg</command> utility.  The xorgconfig text utility is still there
-for the (few) cases where xorgcfg can't be used. Also, there is a
+The recommended way to generate an <filename>xorg.conf</filename> file
+is to run <quote><userinput>Xorg -configure</userinput></quote>.
+You may also want to start with the default configuration, which is
+logged to <filename>/var/log/Xorg.0.log</filename> when no
+<filename>xorg.conf</filename> is present. Also, there is a
 sample file installed as <filename>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf.eg</filename>,
 which can be used as a starting point.
 </para>
-- 
1.7.3.2



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