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nightmorph 08/11/10 07:01:00 |
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Modified: xorg-config.xml |
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Log: |
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Update the xorg guide. clean up video_cards and input_devices information at the beginning. remove references to X11R6. add online help links. some general cleanup toward the end of the doc. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.27 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.27&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.27&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?r1=1.26&r2=1.27 |
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Index: xorg-config.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.26 |
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retrieving revision 1.27 |
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diff -u -r1.26 -r1.27 |
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--- xorg-config.xml 23 May 2008 19:40:35 -0000 1.26 |
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+++ xorg-config.xml 10 Nov 2008 07:01:00 -0000 1.27 |
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.26 2008/05/23 19:40:35 swift Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.27 2008/11/10 07:01:00 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml"> |
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<title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title> |
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@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ |
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<author title="Author"> |
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<mail link="swift@g.o">Sven Vermeulen</mail> |
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</author> |
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+<author title="Editor"> |
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+ <mail link="nightmorph"/> |
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+</author> |
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<abstract> |
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Xorg is the X Window server which allows users to have a graphical |
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@@ -19,8 +22,8 @@ |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.17</version> |
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-<date>2007-06-20</date> |
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+<version>1.18</version> |
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+<date>2008-11-09</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>What is the X Window Server?</title> |
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@@ -106,16 +109,19 @@ |
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ATI Radeon cards. Those are the proprietary drivers from Nvidia and ATI |
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respectively. If you would like to use the open source versions, use <c>nv</c> |
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rather than <c>nvidia</c> in the variable, but bear in mind that using this |
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-driver means no 3d acceleration at all. The free <c>radeon</c> driver for ATI |
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-cards supports full 3D acceleration on older Radeons but doesn't work at all |
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-with the newer ones. <c>VIDEO_CARDS</c> may contain more than one driver, in |
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-this case list of them should be separated with spaces. |
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+driver means no 3D acceleration at all. The free <c>radeon</c> and |
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+<c>radeonhd</c> drivers for ATI cards support 3D acceleration on older Radeons |
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+but don't yet support all the features of the newer ones. <c>VIDEO_CARDS</c> may |
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+contain more than one driver, in this case list of them should be separated with |
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+spaces. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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The second variable is <c>INPUT_DEVICES</c> and is used to determine which |
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drivers are to be built for input devices. In most cases setting it to |
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-<c>keyboard mouse</c> should work just fine. |
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+<c>keyboard mouse</c> should work just fine. If you use alternative input |
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+devices, such as a Synaptics touchpad for a laptop, be sure to add it to |
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+<c>INPUT_DEVICES</c>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-More instructions on how to configure Nvidia and ATI cards can be found in |
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+More instructions on how to configure nVidia and ATI cards can be found in |
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<uri link="/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml">Gentoo Linux nVidia Guide</uri> and in |
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<uri link="/doc/en/ati-faq.xml">Gentoo Linux ATI FAQ</uri>. If you don't know |
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which drivers you should choose, refer to these guides for more information. |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-First of all, <c>man 5 xorg.conf</c> provides a quick yet complete reference |
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-about the syntaxis used by the configuration file. Be sure to have it open on a |
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+First of all, <c>man xorg.conf</c> provides a quick yet complete reference |
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+about the syntax used by the configuration file. Be sure to have it open on a |
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terminal near you when you edit your configuration file! |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-A second point of resources on your system is the |
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-<path>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc</path> directory with various <path>README</path>s |
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-for individual graphical chipsets. |
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+Also, be sure to look at <path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.example</path>; you may wish |
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+to copy this and use it as a foundation for writing your own |
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+<path>xorg.conf</path>. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+You may find the X.org <uri link="http://www.x.org/wiki/FAQ">FAQ</uri> provided |
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+on their website, in addition to their other documentation. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-If you want to update your system from the old monolithic Xorg to the newer, |
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-modular Xorg 7, you should refer to the <uri |
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-link="/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/modular-x-howto.xml">Migrating to Modular X |
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-HOWTO</uri>. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<p> |
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-More information about configuring different packages to work in X environment |
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-can be found in the <uri link="/doc/en/?catid=desktop">Gentoo Desktop |
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-Documentation Resources</uri> section of our documentation. |
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+More information about installing and configuring various graphical desktop |
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+environments and applications can be found in the <uri |
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+link="/doc/en/?catid=desktop">Gentoo Desktop Documentation Resources</uri> |
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+section of our documentation. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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