Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 20:58:58 -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: <20040302205858.24cbe46a@vixen42.> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0403022030550.3269-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> References: <20040302100024.29f2bc90@vixen42.> <Pine.LNX.4.43.0403022030550.3269-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 20:35:41 -0800 (PST) "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> wrote: > I am now looking at getconfig and the mostly empty .cfg examples. > > Where can I find useful getconfig data (with many entries like > hwdata)? I am just aware of it from the the XF86 site... not tried out 4.4.0 yet... #XFree86 on freenode.net may be useful... and then theres bound to be a few useful mailing lists... > > > 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... > > I will have to see if that is easy. It is =] > > And again you can use getconfig to provide safe defualts... > > Also, where are the beginner's directions for using getconfig? > > (getconfig's man page doesn't help the newbie.) Since it is a new tool, give it awhile and see the above...
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