[newb] Will xorg still allow non-hal config?

[eatdirt]

Colin Guthrie wrote:
> eatdirt wrote:

> At the moment, Xorg will automatically disabled kbd/mouse devices unless 
> you set the AllowEmptyInput flag in the server.
> 
>  From the man page:
> 
>         Option "AllowEmptyInput" "boolean"
>                If enabled, don't add the standard keyboard and mouse 
> drivers, if there are no input devices in the config file.  Enabled by 
> default if AutoAddDevices and AutoEnableDe‐
>                vices is enabled, otherwise disabled.  If AllowEmptyInput 
> is on, devices using the kbd or mouse driver are ignored.



Thanks Col, I didn't expect you to answer :)

> While I cannot answer for certain, I believe the end goal is to have X 
> "just work" One of the best ways to get information about what devices 
> exist on the system is to use HAL. The alternative would be to implement 
> functionality very similar to HAL in xserver itself, but why reinvent 
> the wheel.

That's my question. The best economical program I know that gives 
information to the hardware present is the user through xorg.conf. That 
would be nice to still allow this!

Chris.