X broken after recent updates

[Warren Block]

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011, Robert Huff wrote:

>
> 	For many years, X on FreeBSD has (mostly) Just Worked(tm), or
> the problem I could diagnose with my own limited abilities.
> 	However, after the latest round of updates it no longer does.
> Specifically, it no longer seems to recognize input from mouse or
> keyboard.

Did you restart dbus and hal?

> Section "ServerFlags"
> 	Option	"DontZap"				"false"
> 	Option	"DontZoom"			"true"
> 	Option	"AllowMouseOpenFail"    "true"
> #	as of r7.4, activating this causes X to look pay attention to
> #		mouse and keyboard device info
> #			per e-mail from rnoland at FreeBSD.org
>
> 	Option	"AllowEmptyInput"		"on"
> 	Option	"AutoAddDevices"		"on"

The first is best left unset, let it default.

The second controls use of hal to detect input devices, and probably 
your mouse and keyboard will work if it's set to "off".  (With or 
without hal.)