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staticvoid

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Registered: 2008-01-22

Posts: 160

xorg.conf file idea..

i had an idea: would it be possible to make a large database of xorg.conf files for certain laptops? i found a list of "howto linux" on different models of lappys...

for example, i have a sony vaio pcg-tr3a, and i'm struggling to get my xorg file to work right, so i would head on over to the data base and search for my computer model...

would this work?

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shining

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Registered: 2006-05-10

Posts: 2,043

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

That large database is called google.

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skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

staticvoid, out of curiosity have you tried without an xorg.conf file? The newest xorg came within one setting from running my laptop perfectly. The only thing it got wrong was the default color depth. The laptop is a bit older, but it was pretty amazing all the same.

aport

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From: San Diego

Registered: 2008-02-20

Posts: 99

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

A project such as this would support any prebuilt comptuer, laptops and desktops alike. If somebody wants to start it, I'll submit the xorg.conf for my Macbook!

staticvoid

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Registered: 2008-01-22

Posts: 160

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

or what if every one with a laptop just wrote a wiki for it:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cat … English%29

that would be group effort

yeah, xorg -configure got mine right perfectly... now i'm thinking just things that are tricky... like the best drivers to use for a certain laptop and stff.... i was using the i810 till i read the wiki again and noticed "(this is deprecated - use intel)"  : /

googles cool to i guess.. the like linux too

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pixellany

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From: Annapolis, MD

Registered: 2006-05-12

Posts: 59

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

The problem with databases is often that they overwhelm you with details and they may not always EXACTLY fit your situation.

I'd settle for some really good tutorials on all the nuances of setting up xorg.conf, including a discussion of what X does when something is not specified.

While we're waiting for the global solutions, why not tell us the specific issues with the laptop?

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raeven

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From: the Herts of Crunchy Nut Land

Registered: 2008-02-19

Posts: 31

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Re: xorg.conf file idea..

i think, maybe a wiki with tips for enabling certain features of selected laptops, etc. would be a better idea,
the problem with a db of xorg.conf files, is that they will mostly contain features that the submitter
finds useful, if these features were to be removed, then we'd end up with most of the config files
being more or less the same, (think X -configure, nvidia-xconfig; just the barebones),
to me this more than likely scenario would render the whole effort useless when compared to a standard wiki
full of tips and solutions to problems that may arise

fwojciec

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Registered: 2007-05-20

Posts: 1,411

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

If, for example. I had submitted a working xorg.conf for my laptop a year ago and tried to use the same xorg.conf today it wouldn't work -- trackpad would be dysfunctional at the very least.  What the correct configuration of xorg.conf is changes as there are new features introduced to the X server all the time.

staticvoid

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Registered: 2008-01-22

Posts: 160

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

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ok. so i guess this idea would not work.. now i am seeing but how bout if laptop users just wrote a wiki entry for there laptop? like... hardware specific stuff...

for example: i figured out that i have an intel wireless card and i needed a closed source intel2200-fw or something to get it to work. i went to the wireless networking wiki, but how bout it if i could have found a wiki on my model lappy (fat chance maybe...?)
that said : "ok, for this lappy you need 915resolution hack, intel firmware driver for your wirless, and i810driver for your graphics, also you may want to add this to your xorg.conf to get trackpad scrolling to work" and then also "and btw, to get Fn keys working go here"

so it would be small tutorials helpful to few people with same laptops and it would be extremly confinient... and for someone just getting into linux... a quick guide to get everything set up right step by step would be helpful.. granted, arch does not hold your hand... and i think it shouild be that way... we learn a lot trying different things and reading wikis over and over again...
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ok, thats all

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jacko

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Registered: 2007-11-23

Posts: 840

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

"ok, for this lappy you need 915resolution hack, intel firmware driver for your wirless, and i810driver for your graphics, also you may want to add this to your xorg.conf to get trackpad scrolling to work" and then also "and btw, to get Fn keys working go here"

wouldn't work, things change by the day in linux and especially arch since it's a rolling release. one day something is spot on the next day its all backwards.

If u want laptop help, then check out the websites dedicated to testing linux on laptops. If you want wireless support then check out the websites that help with wireless support for linux.

alex_anthony

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From: UK

Registered: 2007-09-25

Posts: 344

Re: xorg.conf file idea..

And remember that lots of laptops have the same names but use (sometimes only slightly) different chipsets