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l33tunderground

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Registered: 2007-05-09

Posts: 103

Can Someone Explain How Xorg Works Like This?

My friend uses Ubuntu, and this is his xorg.conf .

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

I know it says

# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.

but still. Can someone enlighten me?

string

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Registered: 2008-11-03

Posts: 286

Re: Can Someone Explain How Xorg Works Like This?

I may be missing something but it seems that your friend doesn't need an xorg.conf at all (if that xorg.conf works for him). In fact, until the recent Xorg upgrade, my desktop didn't need an xorg.conf either. What, exactly, is the cause of your bewilderment?

Last edited by string (2008-12-04 23:07:42)

l33tunderground

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Registered: 2007-05-09

Posts: 103

Re: Can Someone Explain How Xorg Works Like This?

I just want to know a little bit more about what Xorg is doing to avoid the need for a config file.

Megamixman

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Registered: 2008-05-04

Posts: 73

Re: Can Someone Explain How Xorg Works Like This?

Latest Xorg Integrates with HAL to autodetect devices. This is true for the xorg we have here in our repos as well. There are special cases when a config file is needed, but for the most part one is not anymore.

Chrysalis

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Registered: 2008-07-07

Posts: 155

Re: Can Someone Explain How Xorg Works Like This?

There is sane defaults coupled with auto detection. Think of xorg.conf as tweaking X to your particular hardware. With cheap hardware and no proprietary drivers theres nothing to tweak so you dont need one.