FC9 xorg.conf

["Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 21 April 2008 18:43:23 Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
>   
>> Anne Wilson wrote:
>>     
>>> On Monday 21 April 2008 17:44, Jesse Keating wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 17:39 +0100, Mary Ellen Foster wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> To set the default xrandr options (resolution, screen layout),
>>>>>           
>>>> If we're getting these wrong by automatic detection, have ou filed a bug
>>>> to get that fixed?
>>>>         
>>> Which is more useful - individual bugs for different sections, or one bug
>>> defined to cover all the sections so that we add our pieces?
>>>
>>> Anne
>>>       
>> Hum... I'm not having any xorg.conf file and I have not run into any
>> problems. ( so far : )
>> T61p (x86_64bit ) and Dell inspiron 6000 ( i386 )
>>
>> It would be good to have it posted here first I think and ajax
>> ( or some other that might knows the status of things and could comment
>> on what has been done and what remains
>> or if things should not already been fixed.)
>>
>> A lot of this has already been fixed (some in git )I think ( correct me
>> if i'm wrong ).
>>
>> You should not experience keyboard layout not being correct ( or the
>> same as you chose in anaconda)
>> when installing the preview release.
>> ( you will experience that with previous releases and the preview live
>> CD, ).
>> If you are using any of the other previous releases, beta, rawhide iso's
>> or the preview live cd then you need
>> to.
>>
>> A.
>>      Use the tool in gnome or kde or system-config-keyboard from cli, to
>> set the keyboard to the layout you choose in
>>     ( Gnome System --> Preference --> Hardware --> Keyboard --> layouts
>> --> Add )
>>     ( Somebody who uses can kde or xfce for can give the details for that.
>> )
>>
>> B.
>>     Add an section to xorg.conf  ( IT IS  GONNA BE REMOVED IN F10! TRY
>> CONFIGURATION TOOLS FIRST )
>>
>> If you dont like your mouse speed again use the corresponding tools in
>> you desktop environment to increase it!!!
>>
>> If the tools available don't work, then file a bug!.
>>
>>     
> At the time, both system-config-keyboard and kcontrol's keyboard screen knew 
> that I needed a UK keyboard, but they did not manage to give me one.  Are you 
> saying that I could now remove the xorg.conf stanza, and my (fully updated) 
> system will work without it?  I'll try that tomorrow.
>
> Anne
>
>   
To be on the safe side backup or simply mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf 
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.old
and this is fully updated F9 right?

And if something is not working and you have configured ( worst case try 
again after you removed xorg.conf )
using the tools provided in gnome/kde/cli report it back
( keyboard etc.. )

Best regards
                   Johann B.



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