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Bug#253607: #253607: xserver-xfree86: (debconf) X >4.3.0 is perfectly capable of detecting monitor resolutions, debconf should ask only if needed



On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 08:13:23PM -0700, Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:32:49PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > My only concern about that approach is we'd better be damn sure starting X
> > doesn't lock up people's machines, especially on our more exotic
> > architectures.  discover and mdetect don't, and read-edid only seems to
> > hurt x86 users with buggy hardware.
> 
> If you have an i855 or such, try running 'X :1 -probeonly -ac' some day,
> when you have an X session already running.

I don't own any x86 hardware and do not have access to a box with this
chipset.

Please describe what happens when this is done.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                |    Men use thought only to justify
Debian GNU/Linux                   |    their wrong doings, and speech only
branden@debian.org                 |    to conceal their thoughts.
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |    -- Voltaire

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