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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How the HAL are you supposed to use these files?
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:03:22
Message-Id: 4B7142F6.40603@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] How the HAL are you supposed to use these files? by Willie Wong
1 chrome://messenger/locale/messengercompose/composeMsgs.properties:
2 > On Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 02:16:15AM -0600, Dale wrote:
3 >
4 >> Simpler than that, just add -hal to xorg stuff in package.use and then
5 >> run emerge -uvDNa world. It will rebuild a couple things, maybe even
6 >> just xorg, then everything is back to the old way. This allows hal to
7 >> be their for other things where it does work but it disables it where it
8 >> doesn't work.
9 >>
10 >>
11 > Don't you also need to find yourself a working xorg.conf? I seem to be
12 > under the impression that the OP has a recently built new system.
13 >
14 > "Xorg -configure" usually gives a working configuration file. Unless
15 > you have nonstandard input devices or if you need to tweak the
16 > settings for graphics and display.
17 >
18 > The good thing is: you only need to set it up once and forget about
19 > it. The bad thing is: you only set it up once and forget about it, so
20 > the next time you install a new system you have to read the man page
21 > again.
22 >
23 > Cheers,
24 >
25 > W
26 >
27
28 Most likely he will need to generate a xorg.conf. There is a example
29 one available as well. I'm hoping the Gentoo install docs still tell
30 how to generate a xorg.conf tho. Surely they didn't remove that. I
31 doubt he was installing Gentoo without reading the docs.
32
33 Maybe the OP will post back what is going on shortly.
34
35 I also got to start looking at last names instead of just first names.
36 We have one more Alan on the list.
37
38 Dale
39
40 :-) :-)