Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:00:24 -0600 From: Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Most wanted Message-ID: <20040302100024.29f2bc90@vixen42.> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0403020851390.3269-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> References: <20040301215522.6e2ddaea@vixen42.> <Pine.LNX.4.43.0403020851390.3269-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:56:14 -0800 (PST) "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> wrote: > > > o quicker X server autoconfiguration (like kudzu-knoppix and > > > hwdata-knoppix) > > > > That really a problem? Never taken long here... just two or three > > seconds... not tried it, but XF86 4.4 lookes like it will work > > uber nicely for it... > > Does XFree86 4.4 include comprehensive Monitor databases (like > hwdata-knoppix) and automatically use the correct VertRefresh and > HorizSync for your monitor? Nah, still does not do much in the monitor config area... but getconfig can be used to supply a safe and good defualt... > Does XFree86 4.4 configuration automatically include the best > (common) resolutions and modes? > > Beginners don't want to manually edit their XF86Config. (Defaulting > to depth 8 and the common 640x480 is not good enough.) Yeah, that is why you point them at xf86cfg -textmode for editing it... And again you can use getconfig to provide safe defualts...
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