A minor update of the 'Configuring X11' section:

- Provide a safe way to break out of the Xorg config test
- Update the instructions on enabling Ctrl+Alt+Backspace as a 'zapping'
  key combo

Discussed on:	questions@
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Manolis Kiagias 2009-11-17 07:22:48 +00:00
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commit 1fb0ec9935
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=34917

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@ -477,16 +477,28 @@ dbus_enable="YES"</programlisting>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro</userinput></screen>
<para>If a black and grey grid and an X mouse cursor appear,
the configuration was successful. To exit the test, just press
the configuration was successful. To exit the test, switch to the
virtual console used to start it by pressing
<keycombo action="simul">
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Alt</keycap>
<keycap>Backspace</keycap>
</keycombo> simultaneously.</para>
<keycap>F<replaceable>n</replaceable></keycap>
</keycombo> (<keycap>F1</keycap> for the first virtual console)
and press
<keycombo action="simul">
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>C</keycap>
</keycombo>.</para>
<note>
<para>This key combination was enabled by default up to
<application>&xorg;</application> version 7.3. To enable it in
<para>In <application>&xorg;</application> versions up to 7.3,
the
<keycombo action="simul">
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Alt</keycap>
<keycap>Backspace</keycap>
</keycombo> key combination could be used to break out of
<application>&xorg;</application>. To enable it in
version 7.4 and later, you can either type the following
command from any X terminal emulator:</para>
@ -511,6 +523,13 @@ dbus_enable="YES"</programlisting>
<para>You will have to reboot your machine to force
<application>hald</application> to read this file.</para>
<para>The following line will also have to be added to
<filename>xorg.conf.new</filename>, in the
<literal>ServerLayout</literal> or <literal>ServerFlags</literal>
section:</para>
<programlisting>Option "DontZap" "off"</programlisting>
</note>
<para>If the mouse does not work, you will need to first