On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:50:46 +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > The monitor settings should be automatically detected on X server > startup in most cases, so dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't ask > about them anymore. > What's the actual problem you're trying to fix?
The actual problem is probably the same that I have: After installation, all you can get is a desktop with 640x480 @ 50 Hz -> autoconfiguration failed. Not everyone may have that problem but asking in several forums shows that it fails for quite a few people. So I need to edit the missing parts of it manually (which takes *quite* some time if you don't do this regularly) while deleting a few lines from a sane default-configuration takes seconds (if you REALLY want autoconfiguration). And if the default-configuration doesn't work that well for someone then he/she can just edit the lines that are already there which is a lot easier than doing it from scratch. The problem may be the xorg-devs , but still... I don't see why the autoconfiguration is the default. If you want it or it works for you: fine. If you doesn't: too bad, two hours of reading man-pages and trail-and-error or googling for a sane default with w3m (or Epiphany/Konqueror on a 19"-CRT @ 640x480). Fun. Regards, Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
