Re: etc/X11/xorg.conf format change?
Michael M.(mcubed@slashmail.org) is reported to have said:
> I recently reinstalled Debian Lenny and have just realized that my
> new /etc/X11/xorg.conf has some substantial differences from the version
> I had previously. (I was also using Lenny previously, upgraded from
> Etch rather than installed from scratch.) Gone are the "Files" and
> "Modules" sections. Yet, at least so far, everything seems to be
> working fine. The log indicates that numerous modules are loaded and
> contains a line:
>
> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>
> I don't have any logs from my previous install to compare, but I did
> save the old xorg.conf.
>
> I guess, as long as there are no problems going forward, it's nothing to
> worry about. I just thought I would've seen some discussion about a
> change like that -- big chunks of the file going away -- since
> historically configuring XFree86/Xorg has often given users headaches
> and there has always been a lot of discussion about the conf file. When
> did this happen?
>
> And funnily enough, this is the first time any Linux install has
> configured the correct optimal resolution & refresh rate for this
> machine & monitor from the get-go. Previously I have had always to edit
> the conf file to add it in.
>
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-core/NEWS.Debian.gz
And/or
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg/NEWS.Debian.gz
Wayne
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