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Change XFree86 references to X.org references.

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Remove the XFree86 Driver Status page since a 404 was replied and there
are no equivalents found for X.org.

PR:			docs/71946
Submitted by:		Joel Dahl <joel at automatvapen dot se>
Approved by:		simon (mentor)
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Remko Lodder 2005-03-25 19:26:48 +00:00
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&tm-attrib.freebsd;
&tm-attrib.linux;
&tm-attrib.microsoft;
&tm-attrib.xfree86;
&tm-attrib.general;
</legalnotice>
</articleinfo>
@ -50,32 +49,29 @@
the &a.mobile.name; list.</para>
<sect1>
<title>&xfree86;</title>
<title>&xorg;</title>
<para>Recent versions of <application>&xfree86;</application> work with most display adapters
<para>Recent versions of <application>&xorg;</application> work with most display adapters
available on laptops these days. Acceleration may not be
supported, but a generic SVGA configuration should work.</para>
<para>Check your laptop documentation for which card you have,
and check in the <application>&xfree86;</application> documentation or
the <ulink
url="http://www.xfree86.org/current/Status.html">Driver Status for
&xfree86;</ulink> page
and check in the <application>&xorg;</application> documentation
to see whether it is specifically supported. If it is not, use
a generic device (do not go for a name which just looks
similar). In <application>&xfree86;</application> version 4, you can try your luck
with the command <userinput>XFree86 -configure</userinput>
similar). You can try your luck
with the command <userinput>Xorg -configure</userinput>
which auto-detects a lot of configurations.</para>
<para>The problem often is configuring the monitor. Common
resources for <application>&xfree86;</application> focus on CRT monitors; getting a
resources for <application>&xorg;</application> focus on CRT monitors; getting a
suitable modeline for an LCD display may be tricky. You may
be lucky and not need to specify a modeline, or just need to
specify suitable <literal>HorizSync</literal> and <literal>VertRefresh</literal> ranges. If that
does not work, the best option is to check web resources
devoted to configuring X on laptops (these are often
Linux oriented sites but it does not matter because both systems
use <application>&xfree86;</application>) and copy a modeline posted by someone for similar
use <application>&xorg;</application>) and copy a modeline posted by someone for similar
hardware.</para>
<para>Most laptops come with two buttons on their pointing
@ -88,10 +84,8 @@
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
</programlisting>
<para>in the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file in the <literal>InputDevice</literal>
section (for <application>&xfree86;</application> version 4; for version 3, put just the line
<literal>Emulate3Buttons</literal>, without the quotes, in the
<literal>Pointer</literal> section.)</para>
<para>in the <filename>xorg.conf</filename> file in the <literal>InputDevice</literal>
section.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1>
@ -292,7 +286,7 @@ apm_event NORMRESUME, STANDBYRESUME {
<sect2>
<title>Display Power Management</title>
<para>The X window system (<application>&xfree86;</application>) also includes display power
<para>The X window system (<application>&xorg;</application>) also includes display power
management (look at the &man.xset.1; manual page, and search for
<quote>dpms</quote> there). You may want to investigate this. However, this,
too, works inconsistently on laptops: it