Bug#243575: X configuration should allow to let out monitor frequencies and allow DDC to get them.

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 04:01:46AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 12:50:11PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> > Hello Branden,
> > 
> > I get the feeling from this bug report that this is actually due to the X
> > configuration options chosing random monitor frequencies in no rapport to the
> > realities of the flat panel monitor he is obviously using. And thus X is
> > trying out frequencies that the monitor doesn't support, giving him a blank
> > screen.
> > 
> > The fact that he solved the issue by outcomenting the monitor frequencies
> > tends to confirm this, and it is also coherent with my own experience, as well
> > as info i get from doing user support for the pegasos users.
> > 
> > I would recomend that the X debconf questions about monitor frequencies allow
> > for the entering of an empty string, which would leave out the frequency
> > option of the config files, and the text above it be modified to inform the
> > user that he can let this entries blank if he has a monitor capable of DDC.
> 
> Apparently you haven't looked at the TODO on the debconf-overhaul branch
> for several weeks:
> 
>   1928    branden   + #253607: Accept blank values for monitor sync ranges, which will omit these
>   1928    branden     parameters from the config file, relying upon the X server's DDC routines to
>   1928    branden     figure them out.  Add warning to template that results might be suboptimal
>   1928    branden     if this is done (XFree86 falls back to *very* conservative timings if DDC
>   1928    branden     probing fails).
> 
> So, essentially, you don't have to waste any more time trying to persuade
> me.  :)

Cool, but i suppose this is too late for sarge, right ? 

Friendly,

Sven Luther