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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/xorg-server/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man b/xorg-server/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man
index e3fd0eadf..4bec31695 100644
--- a/xorg-server/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man
+++ b/xorg-server/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man
@@ -814,11 +814,18 @@ Example: the MIT-SHM extension can be disabled with the following entry:
The config file may have multiple
.B InputDevice
sections.
-Recent X servers employ input hotplugging to add input devices, with the HAL
-backend being the default backend for X servers since 1.4. It is usually not
+Recent X servers employ HAL or udev backends for input device enumeration
+and input hotplugging. It is usually not
necessary to provide
.B InputDevice
-sections in the xorg.conf if hotplugging is enabled.
+sections in the xorg.conf if hotplugging is in use. If hotplugging is
+enabled,
+.B InputDevice
+sections using the
+.B mouse, kbd
+and
+.B vmmouse
+driver will be ignored.
.PP
If hotplugging is disabled, there will normally
be at least two: one for the core (primary) keyboard