Re: [gentoo-user] Monitor recognition at boot time
What I do is maintain two xorg.conf files: xorg.conf.home xorg.conf.work. Hm... that's what I wanted to avoid, since it's usually a PITA to maintain multiple instances of a config (I'm already doing this with sendmail...). Then I do not start X during startup. Instead I log into the console and run one of two scripts: x-home or x-work, which simply copies the corresponding xorg.conf.* file to xorg.conf then starts xdm. Yes, that's pretty close to what I'm doing right at the moment. But I would really like to automate this process - that's why I woul really like to be able to acquire the EDID or something similar (model specs or just a unique binary value) at boot time, so I can invoke an appropriate script during system init. *sigh* ... I guess I'll have to post to the unfriendly nVnews forums again. Regards, Aleks pgpME7lQP4Wxh.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Monitor recognition at boot time
Aleksandar L. Dimitrov wrote: I would really like to automate this process - that's why I woul really like to be able to acquire the EDID or something similar (model specs or just a unique binary value) at boot time, so I can invoke an appropriate script during system init. $ eix edid * x11-misc/read-edid Available : 1.4.1 ~1.4.1-r1 Description : program that can get information from a pnp monitor. Now pray that this works before having started X. Benno -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Monitor recognition at boot time
On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:37:02 +0200, Aleksandar L. Dimitrov wrote: Yes, that's pretty close to what I'm doing right at the moment. But I would really like to automate this process - that's why I woul really like to be able to acquire the EDID or something similar (model specs or just a unique binary value) at boot time, so I can invoke an appropriate script during system init. What about x11-misc/read-edid? -- Neil Bothwick I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Monitor recognition at boot time
Aleksandar L. Dimitrov wrote: The problem is however, that at work the external CRT is _left of_ my laptop, and at home the external (DFP) is _right of_ my laptop. So I would love to be able to manipulate xorg.conf with a script at boot time. What I do is maintain two xorg.conf files: xorg.conf.home xorg.conf.work. Then I do not start X during startup. Instead I log into the console and run one of two scripts: x-home or x-work, which simply copies the corresponding xorg.conf.* file to xorg.conf then starts xdm. HTH, Roy -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
