Where is the actual xorg.conf?

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Where is the actual xorg.conf?

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I want to check the Accel in xorg.conf .... but I can't seem to find it! Can SNA be used?

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Re: Where is the actual xorg.conf?

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A way to find xorg.conf:

go to terminal,
root in ~ #: cd /
root in / #: find * -iname xorg.conf

hope it helps - Eastler

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Re: Where is the actual xorg.conf?

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try with pFind in the Menu. Choose "System Files" for the search depth parameter

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Re: Where is the actual xorg.conf?

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Often it's not in use, but if it is, it's probably in /etc/X11/.
Several xorg.conf* templates in Fatdog

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Re: Where is the actual xorg.conf?

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stemsee wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:54 pm

I want to check the Accel in xorg.conf .... but I can't seem to find it! Can SNA be used?

Fatdog64 has not used xorg.conf for more than a decade now. We rely on Xorg's automatic configuration (we were the first one in the Puppy family which did that).

To configure, we used what is known as configuration fragments, located in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d: https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/ ... nf.5.xhtml. Instead of one big monolithic xorg.conf, you can specify individual configurations there.

For display driver, we usually use a file called /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-gpudriver.conf, and you can put your device settings there. Our version of xorgwizard does not create xorg.conf, it creates 20-gpudriver.conf instead.

SNA is definitely supported, I think it is enabled by default, but if you're not sure and you want to force it, create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-gpudriver.conf containing:

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Section   "Device"
        Identifier "Intel Graphics"
        Driver     "intel"
        # Enable/disable as needed
        #Option     "DRI" "2"            # DRI3 is default
        Option     "AccelMethod"  "sna" 
EndSection

You can enable DRI2 by uncommenting the associated comment above.

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PS: Even though Fatdog64 doesn't create xorg.conf by default, it doesn't mean it cannot use it. In fact, if you like, you can create xorg.conf yourself, and it __will__ be used.

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Re: Where is the actual xorg.conf?

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thanks @jamesbond :thumbup:

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Hey guys, do you really believe I didn't do my best to find it first!?! ..... :lol: I mean do I come across as being THAT chaotic :?: ... don't answer that! :roll: :lol:

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