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khalderon

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Registered: 2008-01-03

Posts: 70

How to generate a xorg.conf file?

I was reading the X manual in the wiki and have a question about it. You suggest 2 ways of generating xorg.conf:
# hwd -xa
or
# xorgconfig

Now, what should one do?

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kevin89

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2007-03-14

Posts: 218

Re: How to generate a xorg.conf file?

Afaik, both generate a xorg.conf file. However the Xorg -configure command comes with X , for hwd -xa you need an extra package named hwd. Both will do good enough I suppose.

edit: If you use Xorg -configure you will need to move the generated file manually. You need to move it from /home/yourname/xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
       hwd -xa places it there by itself.

Last edited by kevin89 (2008-01-19 18:56:50)

mcmillan

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Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 737

Re: How to generate a xorg.conf file?

Whichever you prefer. xorgconfig will require you to know a little bit about your system since it asks you about your hardware a generates the file from your answers. hwd will guess what your file should look like by detecting your hardware.

Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

Re: How to generate a xorg.conf file?

Personally I prefer to use hwd method because it detects some of your hardware for you..
If you use an Nvidia card you can also use nvidia-xconfig to generate an xorg.conf file.

It's more about trying them all and find out which works best for you.. your not going to hurt anything as you can always delete /etc/X11/xorg.conf and start again.  hwd is probably the easiest/fasted method though.

Roberth

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From: The Pale Blue Dot

Registered: 2007-01-12

Posts: 894

Re: How to generate a xorg.conf file?

Xorg -configure configures everything for me exept keyboard layout.

My graphic card is nvidia.

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ozar

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From: USA

Registered: 2005-02-18

Posts: 1,686

Re: How to generate a xorg.conf file?

It's a matter of personal preference.  I know my own hardware well, so always prefer xorgconfig with some minor tweaks.

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