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Date:      Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:19:25 +0930
From:      "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Cc:        Rusty Nejdl <rnejdl@ringofsaturn.com>
Subject:   Re: X.org configuration in sysinstall
Message-ID:  <200408261119.25101.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <20040825155543.GD4378@dan.emsphone.com>
References:  <20040825150547.GI6962@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> <46780.12.148.147.242.1093448890.squirrel@mail.ringofsaturn.com> <20040825155543.GD4378@dan.emsphone.com>

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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 01:25, Dan Nelson wrote:
> > I think I missed something here.  Doesn't xorg have a nifty
> > auto-configuration utility that can run without having to do any
> > configuration?  If so, this is even more reason to not call this out
> > during sysinstall.
>
> Both XFree86 and X.org have the same autoconfig capabilities afaik.
> They always seem to choose the highest resolution supported by the
> card, which usually results in teeny tiny text.

It finds the highest resolution supported by your card _and_ monitor.

You should just all buy LCD monitors and not have to worry about the eye=20
strain ;)

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Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au
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