xorg default configuration location

herbert langhans herbert.raimund at gmx.net
Tue Feb 5 07:16:59 UTC 2008


Hi,
I just checked on a clean bsd 6.3 and locate shows no xorg.conf.
Maybe invoke:
# xorgconfig
and see where it dumps the file.

Cheers
herbs

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 23:44:30 -0600
"illoai at gmail.com" <illoai at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 04/02/2008, Stacey Roberts <stacey at vickiandstacey.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >      In the online handbook, 5.4 X11 Configuration, 5.4.2 Configuring X11
> > states "As of version 7.3, Xorg can often work without any configuration file
> > by simply typing at prompt:
> > % startx
> >
> > If this does not work, or if the default configuration is not acceptable,
> > then X11 must be configured manually"
> >
> > Where *is* this default configuration located?
> >
> 
> from man 5 xorg.conf:
> 
>            /etc/X11/<cmdline>
>            /usr/local/etc/X11/<cmdline>
>            /etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG
>            /usr/local/etc/X11/$XORGCONFIG
>            /etc/X11/xorg.conf-4
>            /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>            /etc/xorg.conf
>            /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname>
>            /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf-4
>            /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf
>            /usr/local/lib/X11/xorg.conf.<hostname>
>            /usr/local/lib/X11/xorg.conf-4
>            /usr/local/lib/X11/xorg.conf
> 
> Which is unless it was changed at compile time,
> which if you didn't it isn't.
> 
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