Difference between revisions of "Xorg-server 1.7 to 1.9 upgrade guide"
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| − | + | == Before upgrade == | |
| + | * Backup your /etc/X11 dir, if you will want revert update, you may need it untouched. | ||
| + | * Good idea may be do binpackages with installed xorg-server and drivers, check quickpkg. | ||
| + | * If you does not have evdev in INPUT_DEVICES, add it. | ||
| − | == | + | == Basic upgrade == |
| − | + | # Read and follow [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.8-upgrade-guide.xml Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.8 Upgrade Guide] | |
| − | + | # Read [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.9-upgrade-guide.xml Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.9 Upgrade Guide] | |
| − | == | + | == After upgrade == |
| − | * | + | * Rebuild all drivers with new xorg-server, you may use qlist in order to get list of installed drivers: <code>emerge -1 $(qlist -IC x11-drivers/) -av</code> |
| − | = | + | = Configuration = |
| − | + | In order to config inputs you may use <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d</code> instead of <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code>. ''xorg.conf'' is optional and if you don't need any special config, you may use xorg without it. | |
| − | + | == Example config: keyboard with polish charset == | |
| + | {{Code|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf|<pre> | ||
| + | Section "InputClass" | ||
| + | Identifier "keyboard-all" | ||
| + | Driver "evdev" | ||
| + | Option "XkbRules" "xorg" | ||
| + | Option "XkbModel" "pc105" | ||
| + | Option "XkbLayout" "pl" | ||
| − | + | MatchIsKeyboard "on" | |
| − | + | EndSection | |
| − | + | ||
| + | </pre>}} | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 6 November 2010
Contents |
Before upgrade
- Backup your /etc/X11 dir, if you will want revert update, you may need it untouched.
- Good idea may be do binpackages with installed xorg-server and drivers, check quickpkg.
- If you does not have evdev in INPUT_DEVICES, add it.
Basic upgrade
- Read and follow Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.8 Upgrade Guide
- Read Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.9 Upgrade Guide
After upgrade
- Rebuild all drivers with new xorg-server, you may use qlist in order to get list of installed drivers:
emerge -1 $(qlist -IC x11-drivers/) -av
Configuration
In order to config inputs you may use /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d instead of /etc/X11/xorg.conf. xorg.conf is optional and if you don't need any special config, you may use xorg without it.
Example config: keyboard with polish charset
| Code: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf |
Section "InputClass" Identifier "keyboard-all" Driver "evdev" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "pl" MatchIsKeyboard "on" EndSection |
