From: WarrenPostma <WarrenPostma@web>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 15:41:23 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: problems with hald mentioned
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/ikiwiki.git/commitdiff_plain/8da48ac317ab92deeeb20a5907fda1ae96ce0936

problems with hald mentioned
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diff --git a/docs/newhandbook/X/index.mdwn b/docs/newhandbook/X/index.mdwn
index 6e3b200c..94eca694 100644
--- a/docs/newhandbook/X/index.mdwn
+++ b/docs/newhandbook/X/index.mdwn
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ By the time you read this, it might be a newer version of xorg than 7.7, you can
 ## Configuring X
 
 
-You may need to add the following lines to `/etc/rc.conf`:
+You may need to add the following lines to `/etc/rc.conf` for regular PCs but you might not want to set these two lines to NO instead on a Virtual Machine as they cause problems in Dragonfly BSD 3.4 through 3.6:
 
     hald_enable ="YES"
     dbus_enable= "YES" 
 
-If that is not already in your rc.conf, add it, and reboot your system before continuing.
+Also see below about enabling `moused` in rc.conf, which may be required for you to see your mouse pointer in X.
 
 As of version 7.3, Xorg can often work without any configuration file by simply typing at prompt: