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From: "Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" <nightmorph@g.o>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: xorg-config.xml
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:07:49
Message-Id: E1Nrd3H-0001oi-U1@stork.gentoo.org
1 nightmorph 10/03/16 20:07:43
2
3 Modified: xorg-config.xml
4 Log:
5 added the -retro option per bug 267769. also added a bit on installing twm and xterm only for testing purposes, since otherwise startx will just display a black screen. having a few open xterm windows makes it easier to verify that X is setup correctly.
6
7 Revision Changes Path
8 1.37 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml
9
10 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.37&view=markup
11 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.37&content-type=text/plain
12 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?r1=1.36&r2=1.37
13
14 Index: xorg-config.xml
15 ===================================================================
16 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v
17 retrieving revision 1.36
18 retrieving revision 1.37
19 diff -u -r1.36 -r1.37
20 --- xorg-config.xml 2 Jan 2010 03:02:40 -0000 1.36
21 +++ xorg-config.xml 16 Mar 2010 20:07:43 -0000 1.37
22 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
23 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
24 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
25 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.36 2010/01/02 03:02:40 nightmorph Exp $ -->
26 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.37 2010/03/16 20:07:43 nightmorph Exp $ -->
27
28 <guide>
29 <title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title>
30 @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
31 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
32 <license/>
33
34 -<version>1.26</version>
35 -<date>2010-01-01</date>
36 +<version>1.27</version>
37 +<date>2010-03-16</date>
38
39 <chapter>
40 <title>What is the X Window Server?</title>
41 @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
42 </p>
43
44 <pre caption="Testing the xorg.conf.new file">
45 -# <i>X -config /root/xorg.conf.new</i>
46 +# <i>X -config -retro /root/xorg.conf.new</i>
47 </pre>
48
49 <p>
50 @@ -454,12 +454,27 @@
51 </ul>
52
53 <pre caption="Starting X">
54 -# <i>startx</i>
55 +$ <i>startx</i>
56 </pre>
57
58 <p>
59 -You can kill the X session using the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination. This will
60 -however make X exit disgracefully -- something that you might not always want.
61 +You can kill the X session by using the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination. This
62 +will, however, make X exit disgracefully -- something that you might not always
63 +want.
64 +</p>
65 +
66 +<p>
67 +If you haven't yet installed a window manager, all you'll see is a black screen.
68 +Since this can also be a sign that something's wrong, you may want to emerge
69 +<c>twm</c> and <c>xterm</c> <e>only to test X</e>.
70 +</p>
71 +
72 +<p>
73 +Once those two programs are installed, run <c>startx</c> again. A few xterm
74 +windows should appear, making it easier to verify that X is working correctly.
75 +Once you're satisfied with the results, run <c>emerge --unmerge twm xterm</c> as
76 +root to get rid of the testing packages. You won't need them once you've setup a
77 +proper desktop environment.
78 </p>
79
80 </body>
81 @@ -519,7 +534,7 @@
82 </pre>
83
84 <p>
85 -Run X (<c>startx</c>) to discover it uses the resolution you want. :)
86 +Run X (<c>startx</c>) to discover it uses the resolution you want.
87 </p>
88
89 </body>