Bug 44261 – initial X configuration can be difficult, perhaps a einfo regarding X's automatic method?

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description prieheck 2004-03-10 09:43:09 UTC]

many users may find it difficult to configure X for the first time.  however if the user runs "X -configure" X itself will try to generate a XF86Config for the system which is usually close to if not a perfect config file on my various computers.  I also think that it might cut down on the number of "Help X doesnt work" posts in the forum as well as those who just bug their linux running friends because they wont RTFM

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge xfree
2. take the sample config and try to make it fit my system
3. fail because i'm a n00b and don't know what i'm doing

Actual Results:  
personally i didnt have a problem, but others may.  since this is conceptual idea instead 
of proceedural problem i dont know what to put here

Expected Results:  
gave a hint  as to the easy method of configuring X

[Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-03-10 10:50:34 UTC]

einfo stuff is for the herd, not the documentation. 

[Comment 2 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2004-03-13 17:15:08 UTC]

Isn't this what the desktop guide (www.gentoo.org docs section) is supposed to do?

[Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-03-15 02:50:16 UTC]

Documentation already mentions automated configuration. This bugreport asks for einfo so I reassigned to xfree@. You're free to do whatever you like with it :)

[Comment 4 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2004-04-09 18:56:22 UTC]

Added einfo to xorg-x11, I consider this fixed.