[SOLVED] gentoo & a magically working Xorg

wetweasel · 11-25-2010, 02:51 AM

hey again. to make it painfully simple and possibly sound stupid:

I don't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf

from what I remember, during installation (according to the handbook) I was told not to use xorg.conf as udev rules would sort everything out

it's working fine, so I guess they did. but:

how can I see/add available resolutions, modify mouse speed, see current color depth etc etc, all the stuff that used to be found in xorg.conf? how do I configure X without xorg.conf?

T0sh1r0 · 11-25-2010, 03:59 AM

In section 4 of this document, they explain how to teak the settings.

Hope this helps you ;-)

andrewthomas · 11-25-2010, 07:47 AM

You can make an /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory and add a file with your customizations. Also, look in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ for files that you can edit and copy to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

wetweasel · 11-25-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewthomas

You can make an /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory and add a file with your customizations. Also, look in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ for files that you can edit and copy to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

so such thing as /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d here

andrewthomas · 11-25-2010, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetweasel

so such thing as /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d here

I have a 10-evdev.conf file in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/

Code:

#
# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
# We don't simply match on any device since that also adds accelerometers
# and other devices that we don't really want to use. The list below
# matches everything but joysticks.

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "evdev pointer catchall"
        MatchIsPointer "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "evdev"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "evdev"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "evdev touchpad catchall"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "evdev"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "evdev tablet catchall"
        MatchIsTablet "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "evdev"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "evdev touchscreen catchall"
        MatchIsTouchscreen "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "evdev"
EndSection

It really does not matter if you have the files or not. Just make an xorg.conf.d directory in /etc/X11/ then make a file with any customizations that you want.