From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1O3fPl-0005RW-L8 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:04:41 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DD99FE0EB6 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:04:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFA7EE0C6F for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:28:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 965AB1B4068 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:28:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.404 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.404 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.805, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id c2fPi1iPJdwu for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:28:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E74E41B405A for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:28:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O3eqT-0004nX-0M for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:28:13 +0200 Received: from c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([98.215.178.110]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:28:12 +0200 Received: from reader by c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:28:12 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org connect(): No such file or directory From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: I want my Ctrl+Alt+Backspace back Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:28:00 -0500 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <8739ysuvzj.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <87k4s48o6d.fsf@newsguy.com> <201004182247.29164.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <877ho4uwed.fsf@newsguy.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:YgafgvIeK9q5bstPsIeg+RUVmpk= X-Archives-Salt: c8847140-a701-414d-927e-cb0774b78055 X-Archives-Hash: 43587fc908a00cd3124ba1f9dbdc8127 Harry Putnam writes: > Nikos Chantziaras writes: > >>> Read more details here: >>> >>> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.6-upgrade-guide.xml >> >> HAL is deprecated and will not be supported in X anymore, so it's not >> the "new" way ;) > > Well, its just not the NEWEST way. But what is the newest (post hal) > way? And will the xorg.conf technique work anyway? I should have mentioned that after posting the OP, I discovered I've had that stanza in xorg.conf for mnths... I forgot I had taken it from a post by Florien P., but I do not get the use of Ctrl+alt+bkspk to quit X. I guess it works for you though eh, Mick? ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- >From xorg.conf: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "kbd" # [HP 100709_111603 From post on gentoo.user ## From: Florian Philipp ## Subject: Re: Fed up with Xorg + hal mess ## Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:22:46 +0200 ## Message-ID: <4ACB7CE6.10704@f_philipp.fastmail.net> ## Restablishes Ctrl-Alt-Bkspc to quit X Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" # ] Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection