On 11/7/2012 10:27 AM, Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 7 Nov 2012, CeDeROM wrote: > >> Isn't this a Xorg bug then? When I have no configuration file Hal should >> provide the configuration, so sooner or later the mouse should start >> moving... but is does not.. >> >> Do I get http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html correct that >> when I am using xorg.conf there is no need for Hal and when I am using >> Hal >> there is no need for xorg.conf? > > Not quite, no. xorg.conf is the configuration file for xorg-server. It > can do a lot more than just identify input devices. > > Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" tells xorg-server: even if hal is present > and running, don't use it to detect input devices. > > AFAIK, hal is not used by xorg-server for anything else. All other > autoconfig (video card detection, monitor detection, it even has its own > built-in input device detection) is done by the xorg server itself. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" And, for the record, HAL is NOT needed in recent xorg-server, even for running without an xorg.conf file. This was not the case for a while, but with recent xorg-server, hal is NOT NEEDED even for autodetection. It has been deprecated by the linux folks for a few years now. -- Chuck Burns <break19_at_gmail.com>Received on Wed Nov 07 2012 - 15:33:04 UTC
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