Xorg-server 1.7 to 1.9 upgrade guide - Revision history

Oleg at 04:10, 12 November 2010

2010-11-12T04:10:28Z

Oleg at 14:15, 11 November 2010

2010-11-11T14:15:46Z

Brantgurga: I fixed some slight English issues and fixed a small technical error.

2010-11-06T23:53:41Z

I fixed some slight English issues and fixed a small technical error.

Brantgurga: I placed the document into the howto category.

2010-11-06T23:50:46Z

I placed the document into the howto category.

Brantgurga: I cleaned up some of the English and formatting.

2010-11-06T23:48:31Z

I cleaned up some of the English and formatting.

Slashbeast at 22:24, 6 November 2010

2010-11-06T22:24:26Z

Slashbeast at 22:22, 6 November 2010

2010-11-06T22:22:56Z

Brantgurga: I fixed a misspelling and formatted the command as code.

2010-11-05T17:29:47Z

I fixed a misspelling and formatted the command as code.

Slashbeast: Created page with "TODO: fix it... == Links == * [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.8-upgrade-guide.xml Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.8 Upgrade Guide] * [http://www.gentoo.org/pro..."

2010-11-05T16:27:47Z

Created page with "TODO: fix it... == Links == * [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.8-upgrade-guide.xml Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.8 Upgrade Guide] * [http://www.gentoo.org/pro..."

New page

TODO: fix it...

== Links ==
* [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.8-upgrade-guide.xml Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.8 Upgrade Guide]
* [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.9-upgrade-guide.xml Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.9 Upgrade Guide]

== Must-have ==
* Inputs drivers, most users will need only 'evdev' and 'synaptics' for touchpads.

== Before upgrade ==
* Backup your /etc/X11 dir.
* If you wish, backup your builded packages "quickpkg --include-config=y xorg-server xf86-input-<foo> xf86-video-<foo>"

== After upgrade ==
Make sure that all drivers are built with current xorg-server. To rebuild them all, do:
"emerge -1 $(qlist -IC x11-drivers/)"

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 {{Code|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf|<pre>
 Section "InputClass"
-	Identifier	"evdev pointer catchall"
+	Identifier	    "evdev pointer catchall"
-	Driver		        "evdev"
+	Driver		    "evdev"
-	MatchIsPointer        "on"
+	MatchIsPointer      "on"
-         MatchDevicePath    "/dev/input/evdev*"
+         MatchDevicePath     "/dev/input/evdev*"
 EndSection

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	</pre>}}		</pre>}}
		+	= Known Issues =
		+	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:
		+	<pre>[ 852.864] (EE) ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device</pre>
		+	This error can be ignored but in order to have everything clean add this <code>MatchDevicePath "/dev/inpute/event*"</code> into your xorg.conf
		+	{{Code\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf\|<pre>
		+	Section "InputClass"
		+	Identifier "evdev pointer catchall"
		+	Driver "evdev"
		+	MatchIsPointer "on"
		+	MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/evdev*"
		+	EndSection
		+
		+	</pre>}}
		+
	[[Category:HOWTO]]		[[Category:HOWTO]]

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 = 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.
+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.
-== Example config: keyboard with polish charset ==
+== Example config: keyboard with polish layout ==
 {{Code|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf|<pre>
 Section "InputClass"

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		+	[[Category:HOWTO]]

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 == Before upgrade ==
-* Backup your /etc/X11 dir, if you will want revert update, you may need it untouched.
+* Backup your <code>/etc/X11</code> directory.
-* Good idea may be do binpackages with installed xorg-server and drivers, check quickpkg.
+* Backup the old versions of xorg-server and drivers. This can be done with <code>quickpkg</code>.
-* If you does not have evdev in INPUT_DEVICES, add it.
+* <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 ==
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 == After upgrade ==
-* Rebuild all drivers with new xorg-server, you may use qlist in order to get list of installed drivers: {{Root|emerge -1 $(qlist -IC x11-drivers/) -av}}
+* 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 =

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-TODO: fix it...
+== Before upgrade ==
-== Links ==
+== Basic upgrade ==
-* [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  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]
-* [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.9-upgrade-guide.xml Gentoo's Xorg-server 1.9 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]
-== Must-have ==
+== After upgrade ==
-* Inputs drivers, most users will need only 'evdev' and 'synaptics' for touchpads.
+* 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>
-== Before upgrade ==
+= Configuration =
-* Backup your /etc/X11 dir.
+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.
-* If you wish, backup your built packages <code>quickpkg --include-config=y xorg-server xf86-input-<foo> xf86-video-<foo></code>
+== Example config: keyboard with polish charset ==
-== After upgrade ==
+	MatchIsKeyboard	"on"
-Make sure that all drivers are built with current xorg-server. To rebuild them all, do:
+EndSection
-"emerge -1 $(qlist -IC x11-drivers/)"