Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:08:24 +0000 From: Jason Henson <jason@ec.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X11 Monitor Database? Message-ID: <1106168904l.41301l.1l@BARTON> In-Reply-To: <20050119081856.A38948@starfire.mn.org> (from john@starfire.mn.org on Wed Jan 19 09:18:56 2005) References: <20050119081856.A38948@starfire.mn.org>
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On 01/19/05 09:18:56, John wrote: > OK, I've been having a good time installing X.org on laptops, now > I've got around to a workstation with a "traditional" monitor. I was > spoiled in the past by being able to browse a database of known > monitors, > where I pretty much always found what I needed. There is no > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/Monitors with X.org. :( >=20 > I've looked at the handbook, tried to find information on both > X.org and Xfree86.org (a monitor for one in a monitor for the other), > but have not had any luck. Am I just missing it? I've also done =20 > some > web searches, but they keep returning stuff about designing a monitor > database. :) Not quite what I meant. > -- >=20 > John Lind > john@starfire.MN.ORG There is a dmcp(or something) setting in your xorg.conf file that =20 enables autoconfig by asking the moniter what it wants. If you check =20 your xorg log file I think it spits outall supported modes in there.
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