On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 6:20 AM, Alessandro Selli <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anselm Lingnau wrote: > > David Clinton wrote: > > [...] > > >> Here's a partial list of files that no longer seem to exist on either > >> Ubuntu or Fedora (in case of xorg.conf, it hasn't existed by default > >> since version 9.10): > > The thing with xorg.conf is that the X developers have done wonders in order > > to ensure that basic setups work without actually having to write an > > xorg.conf > > file, but you may still need the file if you want to do fancier things. So > > the > > fact that Ubuntu doesn't provide an xorg.conf file by default doesn't really > > mean a lot since for most cases the X server can figure out the system by > > itself, but the principle of xorg.conf is by no means obsolete. > > I agree. A default xorg.conf was long gone in Fedora when I had to > write a custom one in order to have the following happen: > > 1) have a tablet work; > 2) have a blacklisted Synaptics touchpad work; > 3) have some AGP graphics cards run in 4x mode instead of the default 1x > mode; > 4) enable some extensions that were not enabled by default, like DRI2, > EXA, XRANDR, or disable some that did not coexist peacefully with some > other (IIRC I once had to disable COMPOSITE in order to activate some > other feature); > 5) have a custom ServerLayout section; > 6) have a working ModeLine for a mode that was not automatically > detected by Xorg; > 7) enable the intel drivers' MPEG2 MC support that was disabled by > default on the gpu used. > > And I can think of yet more uses of an xorg.con file, like having a > non-standard fontpath recognised or changing the default bit-per-pixel > mode or setting a default lower-than-maximum resolution of the monitor > in use. It's good that people are aware that, even when by default the > file is not there, there could be an Xorg config file that could prove > very useful to solve many kinds of issues one can have with Xorg. It's > knowledge is fundamental when one is trying to use some proprietary 3D > driver, thought I recognize that this need is felt more by gamers than > corporate users! :-) > > [...] >
MultiSeat / MultiPoint Linux has needed xorg configuration changes in the past. _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
