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Tgurr at 12:21, 4 May 2012

2012-05-04T12:21:56Z

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	Be sure so recompile input/video drivers like nvidia-drivers and xf86-input-evdev against the new server ABI when upgrading.		Be sure so recompile input/video drivers like nvidia-drivers and xf86-input-evdev against the new server ABI when upgrading.

	When there are no available nvidia-drivers which support the recent X.Org Server release ~~are out~~ you can try to pass the -ignoreABI switch to X, for example the configuration for KDE.		When there are no available nvidia-drivers which support the recent X.Org Server release you can try to pass the -ignoreABI switch to X, for example the configuration for KDE.

	{{File\|/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc\|		{{File\|/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc\|

Tgurr at 12:21, 4 May 2012

2012-05-04T12:21:20Z

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	== X.Org Server 1.8 and greater ==		== X.Org Server 1.8 and greater ==
	Since X.Org Server 1.8 udev has superseded HAL, it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.		Since X.Org Server 1.8 udev has superseded HAL, it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.

	~~X.Org Server 1.8 is supported by nvidia drivers >=195.36.24.~~

	{{File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|		{{File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|

Tgurr at 12:21, 4 May 2012

2012-05-04T12:21:05Z

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	== X.Org Server 1.8 and greater ==		== X.Org Server 1.8 and greater ==
	~~This release features~~ udev ~~input device management (~~HAL ~~will be deprecated in future releases)~~, it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.		Since X.Org Server 1.8 udev has superseded HAL, it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.

	X.Org Server 1.8 is supported by nvidia drivers >=195.36.24.		X.Org Server 1.8 is supported by nvidia drivers >=195.36.24.

Tgurr at 12:19, 4 May 2012

2012-05-04T12:19:19Z

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-== X.Org Server 1.7 ==
+== X.Org Server 1.8 and greater ==
 This release features udev input device management (HAL will be deprecated in future releases), it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.

Tgurr at 16:47, 13 January 2011

2011-01-13T16:47:43Z

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	When there are no available nvidia-drivers which support the recent X.Org Server release are out you can try to pass the -ignoreABI switch to X, for example the configuration for KDE.		When there are no available nvidia-drivers which support the recent X.Org Server release are out you can try to pass the -ignoreABI switch to X, for example the configuration for KDE.

	{{~~Box~~ File\|/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc\|		{{File\|/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	ServerCmd=/usr/bin/X -br -novtswitch -quiet -ignoreABI		ServerCmd=/usr/bin/X -br -novtswitch -quiet -ignoreABI
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	Releases prior to 1.8 made use of HAL for input device configuration.		Releases prior to 1.8 made use of HAL for input device configuration.

	{{~~Box~~ File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf\|		{{File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	Section "Device"		Section "Device"
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	}}		}}

	{{~~Box~~ File\|/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi\|		{{File\|/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>		<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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	X.Org Server 1.8 is supported by nvidia drivers >=195.36.24.		X.Org Server 1.8 is supported by nvidia drivers >=195.36.24.

	{{~~Box~~ File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|		{{File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems		# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
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	}}		}}

	{{~~Box~~ File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nouveau.conf\|		{{File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nouveau.conf\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	Section "Device"		Section "Device"
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	}}		}}

	{{~~Box~~ File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-nvidia.conf\|		{{File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-nvidia.conf\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	Section "Device"		Section "Device"
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	}}		}}

	{{~~Box~~ File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/97-evdev.conf\|		{{File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/97-evdev.conf\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	Section "InputClass"		Section "InputClass"

Tgurr at 10:52, 12 October 2010

2010-10-12T10:52:39Z

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	MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"		MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
	Driver "evdev"		Driver "evdev"
			EndSection
			</pre>
			}}

			{{Box File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nouveau.conf\|
			<pre>
			Section "Device"
			Identifier "nvidia"
			Driver "nouveau"
	EndSection		EndSection
	</pre>		</pre>

Tgurr at 15:25, 27 April 2010

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 == X.Org Server 1.7 ==
 Releases prior to 1.8 made use of HAL for input device configuration.
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 == X.Org Server 1.8 ==
 This release features udev input device management (HAL will be deprecated in future releases), it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.
 {{Box File|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf|

Tgurr at 14:58, 27 April 2010

2010-04-27T14:58:22Z

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	== X.Org Server 1.8 ==		== X.Org Server 1.8 ==
	This release features udev input device management (HAL will be deprecated in ~~the long run~~), it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.		This release features udev input device management (HAL will be deprecated in future releases), it also adds xorg.conf.d directory support to simplify configuration. You no longer need a {{Path\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or the previous HAL .fdi files.

	{{Box File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|		{{Box File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|

Tgurr at 14:57, 27 April 2010

2010-04-27T14:57:37Z

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	Releases prior to 1.8 made use of HAL for input device configuration.		Releases prior to 1.8 made use of HAL for input device configuration.

			{{Box File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf\|
			<pre>
			Section "Device"
			Identifier "nvidia"
			Driver "nvidia"
			Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
			Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
			Option "RenderAccel" "true"
			EndSection
			</pre>
			}}

			{{Box File\|/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi\|
			<pre>
			<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
			<deviceinfo version="0.2">
			<device>
			<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
			<merge key="input.xkb.rules" type="string">base</merge>
			<merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">evdev</merge>
			<merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">de</merge>
			<merge key="input.xkb.variant" type="string">nodeadkeys</merge>
			</match>
			</device>
			</deviceinfo>
			</pre>
			}}

	== X.Org Server 1.8 ==		== X.Org Server 1.8 ==

Tgurr at 14:55, 27 April 2010

2010-04-27T14:55:36Z

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	{{Box File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|		{{Box File\|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf\|
	<pre>		<pre>
	#
	# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems		# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
	# We don't simply match on any device since that also adds accelerometers		# We don't simply match on any device since that also adds accelerometers
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	<pre>		<pre>
	Section "Device"		Section "Device"
	Identifier "nvidia"		Identifier "nvidia"
	Driver "nvidia"		Driver "nvidia"
	Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"		Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
	Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"		Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
	Option "RenderAccel" "true"		Option "RenderAccel" "true"
	EndSection		EndSection
	</pre>		</pre>
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	<pre>		<pre>
	Section "InputClass"		Section "InputClass"
	Identifier "keyboard-all"		Identifier "keyboard-all"
	MatchIsKeyboard "on"		MatchIsKeyboard "on"
	Driver "evdev"		Driver "evdev"
	Option "XkbLayout" "de"		Option "XkbLayout" "de"
	Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"		Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
	Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle,compose:rwin,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"		Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle,compose:rwin,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
	EndSection		EndSection
	</pre>		</pre>
	}}		}}