Documented the requirement of the "-noreset" parameter

3 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 686d793..ddda57e 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ runvdr extreme Revision History
 
 XXXX-XX-XX: Version X.X.X
 - New: Replaced xinit with own, builtin, X server handling.
+  Note: Please be sure to have the "-noreset" parameter in your "XSERVER"
+  command line or the detach feature of softhddevice will fail.
 
 2013-10-20: Version 0.5.0
 - New: If VDRPRG is not given, runvdr-extreme defaults to "vdr" in $PATH
diff --git a/runvdr.conf.example b/runvdr.conf.example
index ae29f4e..5f8a798 100644
--- a/runvdr.conf.example
+++ b/runvdr.conf.example
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ DIRNAMES=
 # USERDUMP="1"
 
 # Fire up own X server as output device
-# XSERVER="/usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -config /etc/X11/xorg-runvdr.conf :0"
+# Note: You need the "-noreset" parameter if you want to use the "detach"
+# feature of the softhddevice output plugin
+# XSERVER="/usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -config /etc/X11/xorg-runvdr.conf -noreset :0"
 
 # X startup commands, called within the X server
 #function XSTARTUP() {
diff --git a/runvdr.conf.pod b/runvdr.conf.pod
index 9ad0243..b4cad8a 100644
--- a/runvdr.conf.pod
+++ b/runvdr.conf.pod
@@ -305,12 +305,15 @@ The command "AddPlugin" is used to load a plugin, defined by the given options.
 
 =head1 X SERVER HANDLING
 
- XSERVER="/usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -config /etc/X11/xorg-runvdr.conf :0"
+ XSERVER="/usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -config /etc/X11/xorg-runvdr.conf -noreset :0"
 
 =over 5
 
 Fire up own X server as output device
 
+Note: You need the "-noreset" parameter if you want to use the "detach"
+feature of the softhddevice output plugin
+
 =back
 
  function XSTARTUP() {