Xorg doesn't build xorg.conf

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Ralf

Hi,
I'm new to Freebsd and the forum, but I hope you can help me.

I have a completely new installation of freebsd 8.1.
dbus and hald are running.
portmaster /usr/ports/x11/xorg was successful.

If I "su" to root and enter "Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro" (either switched to /root/ or not)I get:
Code: 
X.Org X Server 1.7.5
Release Date: 2010-02-16
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE amd64
Current Operating System: FreeBSD Katecholamin.local.net 8.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.1
-RELEASE #0: Mon Jul 19 02:36:49 UTC 2010     root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/ob
j/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
Build Date: 19 October 2010  07:39:39PM

Current version of pixman: 0.16.6
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Oct 20 22:23:15 2010
[B](EE) Unable to locate/open config file: "xorg.conf"[/B] --snip--

If I "touch xorg.conf" and "Xorg -config xorg.conf.new -retro" afterwards I get a good looking /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
Code: 
--snip-- (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Oct 20 22:29:53 2010
(++) Using config file: "xorg.conf"
(==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
(==) No screen section available. Using defaults. --snip--
Besides the last line. It's:
Code: 
(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear
and the confusiong part is the console output, saying:
Code: 
--snip --
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Oct 20 22:23:15 2010
(++)Using config file: "xorg.conf"
[B]failed to set mttr: invalid argument[/B] --snip--

No mather what, I don't get a xorg.conf file.
Furthermore "startx" works fine.

Can someone explain what the hell is going on?
Do I need a xorg.conf file if I want to install and use GNOME as a desktop?


Thanks in advance,
Ralf
 
You do not need an xorg.conf if everything is otherwise working fine. If you want one, you can create it with [cmd=]Xorg -configure[/cmd] which will create xorg.conf.new. You were trying to run Xorg against xorg.conf.new, but you didn't actually create one, according to what you said in your post.
 
Xorg can be run without a xorg.conf file, with a zero-byte xorg.conf file, a partially filled in xorg.conf, or a fully specified xorg.conf. Any value(s) missing from xorg.conf will be autodetected (if possible).

IOW, if you have hardware from the last 3-5 years, you probably don't even need an xorg.conf at all.

There are a lot of userland tools for configuring X (like xrandr for screen size and multi-monitor support).
 
Hi,

thank you, adamk and phoenix for the quick responds.
@adamk I tried both "xorg.conf" and "xorg.conf.new". I posted the results from the first one, because it has less char's to type =). But the result was the same.
However I will look how far I can get from here without a xorg.conf.
 
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