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[Morphix-devel] How morphix generates the monitor configs?

[Markus M. <mo...@ma...>]

Hello,

If i dont use the screen=XxY in the bootmenu, the screen will be
configured to 1024x786.

Is there a way to read the resolution and frequences of the monitor from
hardware or is the best solution to give users with other resolutions
some choices of screen=XxY and for every of this resolutions an
additional choice "lcd" with 60 Hz as frequency in the bootmenu?

The morphix based Ubuntu Livesystem is starting with the maximal
resolution of the monitor (which is the only sharp one when using a
lcd). Are this new features of the new XOrg-Server they use (instead the
old debian stable one) or did they develop a (better?) monitor scanner?

Greetings,
Markus

Re: [Morphix-devel] How morphix generates the monitor configs?

[Alex de L. <al...@de...>]

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Hi Markus,

Markus Mandalka wrote:
> If i dont use the screen=XxY in the bootmenu, the screen will be
> configured to 1024x786.
> 
> Is there a way to read the resolution and frequences of the monitor from
> hardware or is the best solution to give users with other resolutions
> some choices of screen=XxY and for every of this resolutions an
> additional choice "lcd" with 60 Hz as frequency in the bootmenu?
> 
> The morphix based Ubuntu Livesystem is starting with the maximal
> resolution of the monitor (which is the only sharp one when using a
> lcd). Are this new features of the new XOrg-Server they use (instead the
> old debian stable one) or did they develop a (better?) monitor scanner?

Morphix uses hwdata/hwsetup, based on Knoppix, for autodetecting monitors.

I'll do a bit of investigating on what Ubuntu uses, it's been a while
since I looked at them. Note that Ubuntu's Live CD isn't based on
Morphix any more.

cheers,

Alex
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Re: [Morphix-devel] How morphix generates the monitor configs?

[<ne...@ne...>]

Note that recents versions of Xorg can autosetup=20
autodetecting both monitors and video cards

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Re: [Morphix-devel] How morphix generates the monitor configs?

[Alex de L. <al...@de...>]

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ne...@ne... wrote:
> Note that recents versions of Xorg can autosetup 
> autodetecting both monitors and video cards

Indeed it does, I'll take a look in switching this. Ubuntu has
xdebconfigurator (from Skolelinux fame), but I'm not sure if it's used
any more.

With alsaconf detecting soundcards only the detection of networkcards
would still be required in hwsetup. Might be an opportunity to dump some
legacy code.

Alex
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