nightmorph 10/03/16 20:07:43 Modified: xorg-config.xml Log: added the -retro option per bug 267769. also added a bit on installing twm and xterm only for testing purposes, since otherwise startx will just display a black screen. having a few open xterm windows makes it easier to verify that X is setup correctly.
Revision Changes Path 1.37 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.37&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.37&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?r1=1.36&r2=1.37 Index: xorg-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.36 retrieving revision 1.37 diff -u -r1.36 -r1.37 --- xorg-config.xml 2 Jan 2010 03:02:40 -0000 1.36 +++ xorg-config.xml 16 Mar 2010 20:07:43 -0000 1.37 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.36 2010/01/02 03:02:40 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.37 2010/03/16 20:07:43 nightmorph Exp $ --> <guide> <title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title> @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.26</version> -<date>2010-01-01</date> +<version>1.27</version> +<date>2010-03-16</date> <chapter> <title>What is the X Window Server?</title> @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ </p> <pre caption="Testing the xorg.conf.new file"> -# <i>X -config /root/xorg.conf.new</i> +# <i>X -config -retro /root/xorg.conf.new</i> </pre> <p> @@ -454,12 +454,27 @@ </ul> <pre caption="Starting X"> -# <i>startx</i> +$ <i>startx</i> </pre> <p> -You can kill the X session using the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination. This will -however make X exit disgracefully -- something that you might not always want. +You can kill the X session by using the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination. This +will, however, make X exit disgracefully -- something that you might not always +want. +</p> + +<p> +If you haven't yet installed a window manager, all you'll see is a black screen. +Since this can also be a sign that something's wrong, you may want to emerge +<c>twm</c> and <c>xterm</c> <e>only to test X</e>. +</p> + +<p> +Once those two programs are installed, run <c>startx</c> again. A few xterm +windows should appear, making it easier to verify that X is working correctly. +Once you're satisfied with the results, run <c>emerge --unmerge twm xterm</c> as +root to get rid of the testing packages. You won't need them once you've setup a +proper desktop environment. </p> </body> @@ -519,7 +534,7 @@ </pre> <p> -Run X (<c>startx</c>) to discover it uses the resolution you want. :) +Run X (<c>startx</c>) to discover it uses the resolution you want. </p> </body>
