Handbook x-config-quick-start is missing information to configure HAL and DBUS

Benjamin Kaduk kaduk at MIT.EDU
Fri Apr 3 14:52:27 UTC 2015


On Thu, 2 Apr 2015, Kaio Rafael wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am following Chapter 6. The X Window System [1] to install Xorg into my box.
>
> I have installed the xorg package with "pkg install xorg" as the
> handbook explains, but HAL service procedure is giving error:
>
> '
> service hald start
> hald does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup
> directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d)
> '
>
> I believe you should add a note for those users that install binary
> xorg (using pkg) should also add 'HAL' using 'pkg'

I believe that HAL is no longer strictly needed for a functional X
desktop, these days, so a different edit to the handbook may be more
appropriate.

-Ben


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