X.org-update -> screen garbled / settings for xorg.conf?

[Matthew Seaman]

Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 09:29:34PM +0000, Matthew Seaman wrote:
>> Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 03:46:14PM +0100, Ewald Jenisch wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Today I upgraded my system (ports) so I got x.org 7.4 installed.
>>>>
>>>> Given the various entries in /usr/ports/UPDATING about the recent
>>>> updates for xorg I wonder what the correct settings/combinations are
>>>> for my installation:
>>>>
>>>> I've got hald running as per /etc/rc.conf with hald_enable="YES" as
>>>> well as moused (moused_enable=YES in rc.conf).
>>> what??? where's hald_enable="YES" documented?
>>> There's nothing about this in X, dbus, or hald manual pages.
>>> Perhaps this is why my X servers won't work and dbus keeps complaining
>>> that it cannot connect..
>>>
>> rc.conf(5) in the general sense and in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hald specifically.
> 
> sure, what I meant is where is it documented that X requires hald?

It's the way the xorg-server port threw up an OPTIONS dialogue saying "do you
want hald support" that tipped me off...

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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