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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:49:02
Message-Id: 200904071548.55648.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card by Paul Hartman
1 On Tuesday 07 April 2009, Paul Hartman wrote:
2 > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:56 AM, Jacques Montier
3 >
4 > <jacques.montier@×××××××××××.fr> wrote:
5
6 > > Is it possible to configure HAL for managing graphic card without any
7 > > xorg.conf ?
8 >
9 > I think so, if you are using generic vesa drivers. I believe if you
10 > need ati/nvidia binary driver you still need to define it in xorg.
11
12 I just have set VIDEO_CARDS="radeon" in my /etc/make.conf and xorg seems to
13 pull in x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati all on its own. I no longer have an
14 xorg.conf and it is not defined
15 in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-xinput-configuration.fdi
16
17 Not sure how things work with Nvidia.
18
19 BTW, the new xorg dri is reaaaaally slow.
20 --
21 Regards,
22 Mick

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