[Xorg] Is there no way to have PNP monitor support?

Alex Deucher alexdeucher at gmail.com
Fri Aug 13 06:30:44 PDT 2004


On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:42:08 +0000, Kristof Vansant <de_lupus at pandora.be> wrote:
> Can you give me an automated xorg.conf file then?
> So I can see how it looks like.

your current config file should probably work fine.  you just need the
minimum sections required to actually start the server.  if both your
monitor and video card support DDC, it will validate the modes you
want to use and chose the best refresh rate automatically.

> 
> On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 12:48, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:58:48 +0000, Kristof Vansant <de_lupus at pandora.be> wrote:
> > > but what do I have to enable to have things configured auto?
> > >
> >
> > just plug in the monitor and assuming the video and monitor support
> > DDC and you have a working X config, it should just work.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 12:34, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:41:38 +0000, Kristof Vansant <de_lupus at pandora.be> wrote:
> > > > > Isn't there a way to have PNP monitor support without having to manual
> > > > > edit xorg.conf or edit xorg.conf by a external program like kudzu.
> > > > > What is needed to have some decent monitor detection?
> > > >
> > > > just about all current xorg video drivers support DDC so most monitors
> > > > should work automagically.
> > > >
> > > > Alex
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > lupusBE (Kristof Vansant Belgium
> > > > >
> > > --
> > > lupusBE (Kristof Vansant Belgium
> > >
> > >
> --
> lupusBE (Kristof Vansant Belgium
> 
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