From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 19 21:00:48 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C478C16A4D0 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:00:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5945A43D55 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:00:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jason@ec.rr.com) Received: from BARTON (cpe-065-184-201-054.ec.rr.com [65.184.201.54]) j0JL0j4R022883 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:00:45 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:08:24 +0000 From: Jason Henson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20050119081856.A38948@starfire.mn.org> In-Reply-To: <20050119081856.A38948@starfire.mn.org> (from john@starfire.mn.org on Wed Jan 19 09:18:56 2005) X-Mailer: Balsa 2.2.6 Message-Id: <1106168904l.41301l.1l@BARTON> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Re: X11 Monitor Database? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:00:48 -0000 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.