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Re: Dual monitor setup



On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 01:49:23AM +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 07:51:02AM BST, Johann Spies wrote:
> > > I tried to check the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
> > > But it's not there.
> > > 
> > > Why is there no /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, then what configuration file is the X
> > > using?
> > 
> > I dont't know and would also like to know.
> 
> Since quite a while back, X.org Xserver, shipped with Debian and other
> distributions, doesn't require xorg.conf file - it uses auto-detection.
> You can still use xorg.conf however, and for dual monitor setup it might
> be a better idea to create one.

This seems to come up time and time again. I wonder if it would be
sensible for Debian to create a dummy xorg.conf file that just said
something like:

 # By default, X.org autodetects hardware so configuration is usually
 # not necessary. If, however, you need to override the autodetection,
 # you can add the relevant Sections to this file.

That way, all the documentation on the internet that says "add this to
your xorg.conf" should still make sense to newbies.

-- 
Darac Marjal

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