Re: [Pcbsd-developer] Setting monitor config properly

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Charles A. Landemaine wrote:

>Guys, I have an idea, please tell me if it's a good one, or if it's
>not viable :)
>I think we definately need a monitor configuration that runs out of
>the box, so that the user doesn't need to edit any xorg.conf file to
>increase the refresh rate and the resolution.
>
>PC-BSD "works" out of the box, but still, most of the time, the
>refresh rate and screen resolution are not set the way the user wants.
>
>Here's what I suggest: We create a database of screens (could be
>extended to any piece of hardware actually), and for each screen, the
>PC-BSD community informs data such as screen resolution, refresh rate,
>etc... For instance I have 19' Sony SDM-S93 LCD monitor that has
>native 1280x1024 resolution, an horizontal refresh rate of 28-80 and a
>vertical refresh rate of 48-75, the maximum refresh rate of the screen
>being 75Hz.
>
>Now, we store this data in the PC-BSD install CD. During installation,
>PC-BSD detects the monitor, look at the hardware DB and sees if there
>is already an SDM-S93 monitor. If there is this monitor in the DB, it
>configures X.org accordingly using a configuration that works fine
>because it has already been tested by contributors, and that uses the
>maximum screen performance (1280x1024@75Hz in this case instead of
>1024x768@60Hz by default!)
>
>No hack for newbies, and faster for the rest of us. What do you think?
>
>Charles.
>
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Actually charles, the DDC is supposed give the correct values but in 
kudzu, it also checks those values agaist a monitor database. The only 
problem is we need something which has BSD license and Kudzu uses GPL if 
i am not mistaken.

Combining DDC probing with a Database is the way to go.