Yes, Hal is also required for other applications to detect hardware (i.e. KDE). This is pretty nice feature for desktop environment, maybe unwanted to embedded or dedicated system :-)
-- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info On Nov 8, 2012 5:59 PM, "Richard Kuhns" <r...@wintek.com> wrote: > On 11/08/12 10:45, Warren Block wrote: > > On Thu, 8 Nov 2012, CeDeROM wrote: > > > >> I have tested additional options in xorg runtime :-) > >> > >> With the patched xorg mouse driver 1.7.1 (or driver version >=1.7.2) > >> situation is following: > >> > >> 1. With hald and dbus no xorg.conf file is needed. However it might bo > >> option to pass some additional featutes parameters with xorg.conf. > >> 2. With no hald and dbus mouse and keyboard does not work in xorg unless > >> Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False" is added to Section "ServerLayout" by > >> hand in xorg.conf. Without this option input does not work even if > >> xorg.conf defines it! AllowEmptyInput=False forces to detect input > deviced > >> by Xorg at startup. > > > > No. AllowEmptyInput is wrong. It was causing so many problems that it > > has been removed from later xorg-server releases. > > > > Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" is the one that means "dont' use Hal to > > detect input devices". > > > >> Thank you for this hint! This could be added to the handbook :-) > >> AllowEmptyInput=False should be a default for Xorg IMO we can report it > to > >> the Xorg project! :-) > > > > Really, the simplest solution is to build xorg-server with the HAL > > option disabled. I agree that this should be the default. > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > > > Just a comment: according to http://wiki.freebsd.org/VirtualBox, Hal is > still > required for VirtualBox in order to have host DVD/CD access. > > -- > Richard Kuhns <r...@wintek.com> My Desk: 765-269-8541 > Wintek Corporation Internet Support: 765-269-8503 > 427 N 6th Street STE C Consulting: 765-269-8504 > Lafayette, IN 47901-2211 Accounting: 765-269-8502 > _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
