On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:56:59AM -0500, Philippe Meunier wrote: > Hello, > > Xorg's -br option does not seem to work anymore. When I try it I get > the standard X grey pattern on the root window instead of getting > solid black. The option '-nolisten tcp' still works, and I have not > tried to test other options. I noticed the change after upgrading a > desktop PC from 4.5-current to 4.6-current about a month and a half > ago (recompiling OpenBSD and Xenocara from source) and saw the same > change again yesterday when doing the same upgrade using the same > homemade release on a Thinkpad laptop (T43). Can anyone confirm this > or is it just me? I know about 'xsetroot -solid black', I just would > like to know whether this is an Xorg bug or a problem with the way my > machines are configured and / or upgraded.
-br is the default now. Some developers don't seem to be pleased with that change, which is why OpenBSD patches it. This breaks -br. http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=0bb317a78b96fddcdac319c9706b3a12f931ea44 http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/xenocara/xserver/os/utils.c.diff?r1=1.8;r2=1.9;f=h Sending a diff is your job now :) > > $ Xorg -version > [...] > X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1) > Release Date: 2009-8-25 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: OpenBSD 4.6 i386 > Current Operating System: OpenBSD akpatok.ungava.bay 4.6 GENERIC#4 i386 > Build Date: 28 October 2009 04:45:26PM > [...] > $ dmesg | head -1 > OpenBSD 4.6-current (GENERIC) #4: Wed Oct 28 15:35:02 ICT 2009 > > Thanks, > > Philippe
