321223 – X Server HOWTO: Wrong command line

Bug 321223 - X Server HOWTO: Wrong command line

Summary: X Server HOWTO: Wrong command line

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Installation Handbook (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High trivial (vote)
Assignee:	nm (RETIRED)

URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-con...
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Reported:	2010-05-23 17:01 UTC by Daniel Hofmann
Modified:	2010-05-23 21:32 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Daniel Hofmann 2010-05-23 17:01:58 UTC

As I installed a new system yesterday, I encountered a definitely wrong command line in the "The X Server Configuration HOWTO":

Code Listing 3.5: Testing the xorg.conf.new file
# X -config -retro /root/xorg.conf.new

The "-config" switch expects "/root/xorg.conf.new" as parameter and therefore -retro should not be between them.

Please change the line to something like:
"X -retro -config /root/xorg.conf.new"

Reproducible: Always

Actual Results:  
X help is printed

Expected Results:  
Start X with the new config

Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-05-23 21:32:01 UTC

Thanks for reporting; fixed.