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== Before upgrade ==
 
== Before upgrade ==
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* Backup your /etc/X11 dir, if you will want revert update, you may need it untouched.
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* Backup your <code>/etc/X11</code> directory.
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* Good idea may be do binpackages with installed xorg-server and drivers, check quickpkg.
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* Backup the old versions of xorg-server and drivers. This can be done with <code>quickpkg</code>.
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* If you does not have evdev in INPUT_DEVICES, add it.
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* <code>xorg-server</code> supports hot plugging through the event interface so ensure the <code>evdev</code> driver is enabled in <code>INPUT_DEVICES</code> in <code>make.conf</code>.
  
 
== Basic upgrade ==
 
== Basic upgrade ==
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== After upgrade ==
 
== After upgrade ==
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* 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>
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* Rebuild all drivers with new <code>xorg-server</code>, you may use <code>qlist</code> from <code>portage-utils</code> in order to get list of installed drivers: {{Root|emerge -1 $(qlist -IC x11-drivers/) -av}}
  
 
= Configuration =
 
= Configuration =
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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.
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In order to configure devices that hotplugging does not handle, 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 configuration, you may use xorg without it.
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== Example config: keyboard with polish charset ==
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== Example config: keyboard with polish layout ==
 
{{Code|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf|<pre>
 
{{Code|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf|<pre>
 
Section "InputClass"
 
Section "InputClass"
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</pre>}}
 
</pre>}}
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= Known Issues =
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Check <code>/var/log/Xorg.0.log</code> if you have problems with new xorg-server. Also you can notice that some errors present even for working config and xorg, here is the possible:
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<pre>[ 852.864] (EE)  ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device</pre>
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This error can be ignored but in order to have everything clean add this <code>MatchDevicePath "/dev/inpute/event*"</code> into your xorg.conf
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{{Code|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf|<pre>
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Section "InputClass"
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Identifier     "evdev pointer catchall"
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Driver     "evdev"
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MatchIsPointer      "on"
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        MatchDevicePath    "/dev/input/evdev*"
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EndSection
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</pre>}}
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[[Category:HOWTO]]

Latest revision as of 04:10, 12 November 2010

Contents

[edit] Before upgrade

  • Backup your /etc/X11 directory.
  • Backup the old versions of xorg-server and drivers. This can be done with quickpkg.
  • xorg-server supports hot plugging through the event interface so ensure the evdev driver is enabled in INPUT_DEVICES in make.conf.

[edit] Basic upgrade

  1. Read and follow Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.8 Upgrade Guide
  2. Read Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.9 Upgrade Guide

[edit] After upgrade

  • Rebuild all drivers with new xorg-server, you may use qlist from portage-utils in order to get list of installed drivers:
    emerge -1 $(qlist -IC x11-drivers/) -av


[edit] Configuration

In order to configure devices that hotplugging does not handle, 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 configuration, you may use xorg without it.

[edit] Example config: keyboard with polish layout

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

[edit] Known Issues

Check /var/log/Xorg.0.log if you have problems with new xorg-server. Also you can notice that some errors present even for working config and xorg, here is the possible: 

[ 852.864] (EE)  ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

This error can be ignored but in order to have everything clean add this MatchDevicePath "/dev/inpute/event*" into your xorg.conf

Code: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf 
Section "InputClass"
	Identifier	    "evdev pointer catchall"
	Driver		    "evdev"
	MatchIsPointer      "on"
        MatchDevicePath     "/dev/input/evdev*"
EndSection
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