freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 143, Issue 16

[Neil Short]

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> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:03:59 +0200
> From: Erik N?rgaard <norgaard at locolomo.org>
> Subject: configuring keyboard in xorg
> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions at freebsd.org>
> Message-ID: <44C1170F.30104 at locolomo.org>
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> Hi:
> 
> I have installed xorg on a new machine, and things
> justed worked out of
> the box, with the exception of the keyboard layout.
> Now, I can't find
> the usual XF86Config anywhere, I see a sample
> xorg.conf.eg but editing
> this just setting keyboard layout and map I get an
> error
> 
>    getty repeating too quickly on port ttyv8
> 
> Where is the default config now? it's been years
> since I last configured
> X - that was last time I bought a new computer...
> 
> While I'm at it, how do I set the mouse speed?
> 
> Thanks, Erik
> 
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according to man xorg.conf:
       Xorg uses a configuration file called xorg.conf
for its initial  setup.
       This  configuration  file  is searched for in
the following places when
       the server is started as a normal user:

           /etc/X11/<cmdline>
           /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/<cmdline>
           /etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG
           /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG
           /etc/X11/xorg.conf-4
           /etc/X11/xorg.conf
           /etc/xorg.conf
           /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname>
           /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/xorg.conf-4
           /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/xorg.conf
           /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname>
           /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf-4
           /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf

I always just stick it in /etc/ .

Anyway, I don't remember where I finally found this
answer since it isn't mentioned in man xorg.conf: so
here, for a model, is the pertenant section of my
xorg.conf you can use as a model:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Option     "XkbLayout" "dvorak"
        Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

I hope this helps.

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