[Cialug] Gnome 3 mouse device

[Paul Gray]

On 08/22/2014 10:14 PM, L. V. Lammert wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014, Matt wrote:
>
>> xorg.conf isn't actually gone... It just isn't generally needed
>> anymore.  In the absence of xorg.conf, X will detect and generate its
>> own configuration at runtime.  You can still create an xorg.conf, place
>> it in /etc/X11, and have it function the way it always had in the past.
>>
> Whether xorf.conf or xorg.conf.d, the main problem is that I cannot figure
> out how to find the available "profiles" that must be referenced within
> the section.
>
> Any thought there?
>

I believe the missing incantation you're looking for is (without X running):

   Xorg -configure

That'll drop an xorg.conf-new based on the detected configuration. 
Modify and drop into /etc/X11 for it to override default detection.

-PG