How to properly configure Xorg 7.4 and higher?

10110111 · 10-28-2009, 12:06 PM

As i concluded, starting from some version, xorg.conf is not the only file to configure xserver Xorg, some other mechanisms are added such as HAL. But when i google "xorg configuration", only the old tutorials show up which describe configuration of xorg.conf.
Where can i find detailed up-to-date information on Xorg configuration?

pljvaldez · 10-28-2009, 01:24 PM

Maybe man xorg will tell you the files you need to poke at.

10110111 · 10-28-2009, 05:12 PM

Well, it doesn't... Yes, it seems that major configuration is done via xorg.conf, but if i do dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg on Ubuntu, it gives some options to select from, but xorg.conf remains unchanged... That means, the configuration is done somewhere else. But where?

pljvaldez · 10-28-2009, 05:40 PM

It looks like you can get it to use xorg.conf by adding the following line to the ServerLayout or ServerFlags section of xorg.conf:

Code:

Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"

See this link (it's for FreeBSD but seems general enough). Otherwise, you'll have to muck around with the hald and dbus config files too.