Re: HEADSUP: X.Org conversion

From: Doug Rabson <dfr_at_nlsystems.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 18:47:07 +0100
On Saturday 24 July 2004 18:26, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
> On 24-Jul-2004 Rob wrote:
> > Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
> >> Try moving your current config file out of the way and start X.
> >> You'll be amazed!
> >
> > Amazed about what?
> > Could you please explain what amazed you so much?
>
> Xorg, with no config file, properly detected my video card, mouse and
> monitor, and automatically configured itself to use the highest
> available resolution at the highest possible refresh rate.
>
> I was fairly impressed.

It seems to work quite well for me apart from the fact that it chose a 
16bpp more instead of reading my mind and knowing that I wanted a 32bpp 
mode :-). Still thats much better than the old XFree86 4.3 server which 
often tries to default to using an 8bpp mode...
Received on Sat Jul 24 2004 - 15:47:51 UTC

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