xorg.conf doesnt look normal

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NikoPico

xorg.conf doesnt look normal

Post by NikoPico »

Hello!

I am trying linux again and so far so good, except for one little (though annoying) problem.
I want my mouse side buttons to work correctly but I can't do it by editing xorg.conf

This is my xorg.conf file:

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Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	DefaultDepth	24
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"glx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Default Device"
	Driver	"nvidia"
	Option	"NoLogo"	"True"
EndSection
That's really short I think.
So I am wondering where the rest is.

I have tried adding the InputDevice section myself but it doesn't help.

What am I doing wrong?
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rich_roast

Re: xorg.conf doesnt look normal

Post by rich_roast »

AFAIK X no longer needs xorg.conf to start properly since it uses HAL etc. to automatically determine device and screen settings; any entries in an existing xorg.conf merely override defaults, e.g. suppressing nVidia's logo from appearing when X starts.

For the mouse side buttons I managed to get mine working by installing mdetect from the repos using Synaptic.
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