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diff --git a/unsorted/DebianXorg.mdwn b/unsorted/DebianXorg.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index a1d77903..00000000 --- a/unsorted/DebianXorg.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,193 +0,0 @@ -# <a name="Setting_up_Xorg_on_Debian_GNU_Hu"> </a> Setting up Xorg on Debian GNU/Hurd - -This is a brief helper on how to setup Xorg on Debian GNU/Hurd. - -Obviously this text is taken from the page <http://hurd.gnufans.org/bin/view/Hurd/DebianX> but I was making such drastic changes, I didn't want to hack up that page. - -### <a name="Mouse_amp_Keyboard"> Mouse & Keyboard </a> - -See [[console]] for more details. - -You should instruct the Hurd console to repeat keyboard events to `/dev/cons/kbd`, and mouse events to `/dev/cons/mouse`: - - # console -d vga -d pc_kbd --repeat=kbd -d generic_speaker \ - -d pc_mouse --repeat=mouse --protocol=ps/2 -c /dev/vcs - -Symbolic links to repeaters should also be created: - - # ln -s /dev/cons/kbd /dev/kbd - # ln -s /dev/cons/mouse /dev/mouse - -### <a name="Selecting_amp_Configuring_Packag"> Selecting & Configuring Packages </a> - -The `x-window-system-core` package brings you most of what you need for a base, plus you need to choose a window manager: - -* WindowMaker, `wmaker` -* FVWM, `fvwm` -* Blackbox, `blackbox` -* TWM, `twm` - -I know that Window Maker works, however, I cannot attest to the others. xfce4 might be temporarily broken. - -The recommended way of configuring X is using the `xserver-xorg` debconf template, eg: - - # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg - -This currently seems to be broken in the Debian package so it may be easier to just copy a working configuration from another operating system on the same computer and place it in `/etc/X11/xorg.conf`. You need to edit the mouse settings by hand according to the below example, though. - -**_IMPORTANT:_** when you configure X, make sure you do **NOT** enable the `speedo` and `dri` modules because they are currently broken. - -**BDd: I cannot attest to this currently.** - -### <a name="Edit_xorg_conf"> Edit xorg.conf </a> - -If you managed to get an xorg.conf autogenerated, make sure to have the mouse section read as follows: - - Section "InputDevice" - Identifier "Configured Mouse" - Driver "mouse" - Option "CorePointer" - Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" - Option "Protocol" "osmouse" - EndSection - -Do not set the "Emulate3Button" or "ZAxisMapping" options, they do not work and break things. - -Here is an example of an xorg.conf using VESA at 800x600 that works on my Dell laptop: - - # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) - # - # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using - # values from the debconf database. - # - # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. - # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) - # - # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* - # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg - # package. - # - # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated - # again, run the following command: - # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg - - Section "Files" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi" - FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi" - # paths to defoma fonts - FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" - FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID" - EndSection - - Section "Module" - Load "GLcore" - Load "i2c" - Load "bitmap" - Load "ddc" - Load "extmod" - Load "freetype" - Load "glx" - Load "int10" - Load "type1" - Load "vbe" - EndSection - - Section "InputDevice" - Identifier "Generic Keyboard" - Driver "kbd" - Option "CoreKeyboard" - Option "XkbRules" "xorg" - Option "XkbModel" "pc104" - Option "XkbLayout" "us" - EndSection - - Section "InputDevice" - Identifier "Configured Mouse" - Driver "mouse" - Option "CorePointer" - Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" - Option "Protocol" "osmouse" - EndSection - - Section "InputDevice" - Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" - Driver "synaptics" - Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" - Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" - Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" - Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" - EndSection - - Section "Device" - Identifier "Videocard0" - Driver "vesa" - EndSection - - Section "Monitor" - Identifier "Monitor0" - VendorName "Dell" - HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0 - VertRefresh 59.0 - 85.0 - Option "DPMS" - EndSection - - Section "Screen" - Identifier "Screen0" - Device "Videocard0" - Monitor "Monitor0" - DefaultDepth 24 - SubSection "Display" - Depth 1 - Modes "800x600" - EndSubSection - SubSection "Display" - Depth 4 - Modes "800x600" - EndSubSection - SubSection "Display" - Depth 8 - Modes "800x600" - EndSubSection - SubSection "Display" - Depth 15 - Modes "800x600" - EndSubSection - SubSection "Display" - Depth 16 - Modes "800x600" - EndSubSection - SubSection "Display" - Depth 24 - Modes "800x600" - EndSubSection - EndSection - - Section "DRI" - Mode 0666 - EndSection - -### <a name="Starting_X"> Starting X </a> - -Finally, run `startx` - -However, there are several caveats to be aware of: - -* `update-menu` does not yet work. As such, there are no fine Debian menus. - -**_WARNING:_** If you get an error about opening the display or a permissions issue, you may need to run the following: - - # dpkg-reconfigure x11-common - -change from "Console Users Only" to "Anybody" - -Good luck and enjoy! - ----- - --- [[Main/BarryDeFreese]] - 02 Mar 2006 |